SEIU State Council Reverses Course, Endorses Jesus “Chuy” Garcia’s Run Against Rahm Emanuel

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14. The vast majority of commenters on this on DU know fuck all about Chicago and have no skin

in the game.

They hate Rahm for previous faults, and they're all rah rah about it, but most have never been outside of the Loop or River North, supposing they've been to Chicago at all.

I voted for run-off. Period.

I don't know whom I will vote for in the run-off. It actually matters to me if pensions are funded correctly, because if they're not, the state can divert Chicago general funds to the pension fund, depleting the general fund and taking money from just about every service and social tool in the city, including the CTA. It actually matters to me what the school plan is, since I have two small children in CPS.

You have a bunch of "progressives" fist-pumping the end of "Rahmbo" because of previous issues, or they were insulted, or it stands as some kind of symbol in their larger fight, or it is a stand-in for their fight against Hillary Clinton or whatever. That's fine. But it is largely a worthless opinion, especially when the result costs them nothing. For those of us in Chicago, it actually is a difficult decision that requires a great deal of research and thought.