A Windy City Warning for Mayor Adams
Amid soaring crime, Chicago’s incumbent mayor, Lori Lightfoot, lost support among Black voters — and she was almost entirely abandoned by the white liberals who, four years ago, had formed her primary base of support.
Big city elections provide clues about trends in national politics, the composition and attitudes of Democratic constituency groups, and voters’ responses to emerging matters. Recent examples include the March 2019 primary for mayor of Chicago and the June 2021 Democratic contest at New York City.
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