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mopinko

(73,534 posts) Tue Apr 4, 2023, 09:13 PM Apr 2023

phew. way too close, but..

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dave wasserman has seen enough. brandon johnson elected. [View all] mopinko Apr 2023 OP

As an adopted Chicagoan... nycbos Apr 2023 #1

i'd like to defund the chgo cops. mopinko Apr 2023 #2

While I'd Like To See Them Quit, Too... ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #4

the saddest thing about the whole cycle mopinko Apr 2023 #5

If you have to "articulate what you mean"... nycbos Apr 2023 #10

in chi, like in most of america, crime is a proxy for race. mopinko Apr 2023 #13

Every thing you just said is true. nycbos Apr 2023 #14

i'd posit that if everyone is on the same side, mopinko Apr 2023 #18

There are a lot problems in Chicago no doubt nycbos Apr 2023 #19

Usual pivot from saying whatever's required to get primary support Hortensis Apr 2023 #17

those comments were before the primary, from before he declared. mopinko Apr 2023 #20

Well, these terms... There are at least two kinds of "progressives." Hortensis Apr 2023 #26

with all due respect, chicago is a thing unto itself. mopinko Apr 2023 #27

It takes a lot of guts to try to pull that together. Hortensis Apr 2023 #28

well, we're still the city that works. mopinko Apr 2023 #29

i dont think he's talking about a transaction tax mopinko Apr 2023 #3

nobody likes taxes, but til someone comes up w better idea... mopinko Apr 2023 #7

That was before the pandemic. nycbos Apr 2023 #8

well, you're not wrong. mopinko Apr 2023 #9

Your sentiments mirror a lot of what I heard Sympthsical Apr 2023 #15

Re: "malice or incompetence." nycbos Apr 2023 #16

my biggest issue is that vallas was pretending. mopinko Apr 2023 #21

And I think that's what my friend meant by malice Sympthsical Apr 2023 #22

i had 5 kids in cps. i could go on all day. mopinko Apr 2023 #23

Vallas was supposed to win this Johnny2X2X Apr 2023 #24

yup mopinko Apr 2023 #25