Rahm Emmanuel (D) re-elected Mayor of Chicago in a landslide

[Statistikhengst]

Voters re-elect Mayor Rahm Emanuel to fix Chicago s problems Reuters


56 / 44, margin = +12, landslide margin.

More exact stats when the final canvasses come out.


A statement at the end of this quote pretty much sums it up:

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel won re-election on Tuesday against challenger Jesus "Chuy" Garcia in a hard-fought race to lead a city on the brink of financial crisis and plagued by violent crime.

Emanuel, 55, who has spent millions of dollars on television and radio ads in his bid for re-election, was leading by about 56 percent of the vote to 44 percent for Garcia with 86 percent of precincts reporting, according to the city's Board of Election Commissioners. Turnout was 44 percent.

Over a six-week-long non-partisan race, the battle between Democrats Emanuel and Garcia became a symbol for a national divide between the party's moderates and the less well-funded progressive wing.

Once an aide to former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, Emanuel finished first among five candidates in February, but did not get the 50 percent of the vote needed to win the nonpartisan election outright. Garcia, 58, a Cook County commissioner and a former state senator and alderman, finished second.

Garcia said he had called Emanuel to concede.

Emanuel, who has been criticized for closing 50 public schools, as well as for violent crime and for what some call an arrogant manner, fought to rehabilitate himself with voters. He acknowledged in television ads that he can be abrasive, but said he fights for Chicago.

"Rahm may be a jerk but this is not a personality contest. It's about who can lead this city forward," said Alison Street, 46, a manager at a nonprofit organization, speaking at a polling place. "Rahm has a plan."

So, after all that money and energy, a traditional landslide.

 

[JoeB131]

a pity. The guy is an asshole. It's too bad the opposition couldn't come up with a credible alternative.

 

[PratchettFan]

Voters re-elect Mayor Rahm Emanuel to fix Chicago s problems Reuters


56 / 44, margin = +12, landslide margin.

More exact stats when the final canvasses come out.


A statement at the end of this quote pretty much sums it up:

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel won re-election on Tuesday against challenger Jesus "Chuy" Garcia in a hard-fought race to lead a city on the brink of financial crisis and plagued by violent crime.

Emanuel, 55, who has spent millions of dollars on television and radio ads in his bid for re-election, was leading by about 56 percent of the vote to 44 percent for Garcia with 86 percent of precincts reporting, according to the city's Board of Election Commissioners. Turnout was 44 percent.

Over a six-week-long non-partisan race, the battle between Democrats Emanuel and Garcia became a symbol for a national divide between the party's moderates and the less well-funded progressive wing.

Once an aide to former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, Emanuel finished first among five candidates in February, but did not get the 50 percent of the vote needed to win the nonpartisan election outright. Garcia, 58, a Cook County commissioner and a former state senator and alderman, finished second.

Garcia said he had called Emanuel to concede.

Emanuel, who has been criticized for closing 50 public schools, as well as for violent crime and for what some call an arrogant manner, fought to rehabilitate himself with voters. He acknowledged in television ads that he can be abrasive, but said he fights for Chicago.

"Rahm may be a jerk but this is not a personality contest. It's about who can lead this city forward," said Alison Street, 46, a manager at a nonprofit organization, speaking at a polling place. "Rahm has a plan."

So, after all that money and energy, a traditional landslide.

It went to a run-off. I'd hardly call that a landslide.

 

[NoTeaPartyPleez]

Rahm is a narcissistic sociopath who is interested in power, not people. What a pity.

 

[PratchettFan]

Rahm is a narcissistic sociopath who is interested in power, not people. What a pity.

Which makes him exactly like every other politician. What a shocker.

 

[Mr. H.]

He's a White Obama.

White-ish, anyway...

 

[Statistikhengst]

Voters re-elect Mayor Rahm Emanuel to fix Chicago s problems Reuters


56 / 44, margin = +12, landslide margin.

More exact stats when the final canvasses come out.


A statement at the end of this quote pretty much sums it up:

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel won re-election on Tuesday against challenger Jesus "Chuy" Garcia in a hard-fought race to lead a city on the brink of financial crisis and plagued by violent crime.

Emanuel, 55, who has spent millions of dollars on television and radio ads in his bid for re-election, was leading by about 56 percent of the vote to 44 percent for Garcia with 86 percent of precincts reporting, according to the city's Board of Election Commissioners. Turnout was 44 percent.

Over a six-week-long non-partisan race, the battle between Democrats Emanuel and Garcia became a symbol for a national divide between the party's moderates and the less well-funded progressive wing.

Once an aide to former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, Emanuel finished first among five candidates in February, but did not get the 50 percent of the vote needed to win the nonpartisan election outright. Garcia, 58, a Cook County commissioner and a former state senator and alderman, finished second.

Garcia said he had called Emanuel to concede.

Emanuel, who has been criticized for closing 50 public schools, as well as for violent crime and for what some call an arrogant manner, fought to rehabilitate himself with voters. He acknowledged in television ads that he can be abrasive, but said he fights for Chicago.

"Rahm may be a jerk but this is not a personality contest. It's about who can lead this city forward," said Alison Street, 46, a manager at a nonprofit organization, speaking at a polling place. "Rahm has a plan."

So, after all that money and energy, a traditional landslide.

It went to a run-off. I'd hardly call that a landslide.

The end statistic of 56 to 44 (+12) is most definitely a landslide. Anything at +10 or over is considered a landslide. What happened before is absolutely irrelevant to the statistics in this particular race.

 

[PratchettFan]

Voters re-elect Mayor Rahm Emanuel to fix Chicago s problems Reuters


56 / 44, margin = +12, landslide margin.

More exact stats when the final canvasses come out.


A statement at the end of this quote pretty much sums it up:

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel won re-election on Tuesday against challenger Jesus "Chuy" Garcia in a hard-fought race to lead a city on the brink of financial crisis and plagued by violent crime.

Emanuel, 55, who has spent millions of dollars on television and radio ads in his bid for re-election, was leading by about 56 percent of the vote to 44 percent for Garcia with 86 percent of precincts reporting, according to the city's Board of Election Commissioners. Turnout was 44 percent.

Over a six-week-long non-partisan race, the battle between Democrats Emanuel and Garcia became a symbol for a national divide between the party's moderates and the less well-funded progressive wing.

Once an aide to former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, Emanuel finished first among five candidates in February, but did not get the 50 percent of the vote needed to win the nonpartisan election outright. Garcia, 58, a Cook County commissioner and a former state senator and alderman, finished second.

Garcia said he had called Emanuel to concede.

Emanuel, who has been criticized for closing 50 public schools, as well as for violent crime and for what some call an arrogant manner, fought to rehabilitate himself with voters. He acknowledged in television ads that he can be abrasive, but said he fights for Chicago.

"Rahm may be a jerk but this is not a personality contest. It's about who can lead this city forward," said Alison Street, 46, a manager at a nonprofit organization, speaking at a polling place. "Rahm has a plan."

So, after all that money and energy, a traditional landslide.

It went to a run-off. I'd hardly call that a landslide.

The end statistic of 56 to 44 (+12) is most definitely a landslide. Anything at +10 or over is considered a landslide. What happened before is absolutely irrelevant to the statistics in this particular race.

Uh huh. A landslide is not +10, it just refers to an overwhelming majority. The fact that it required a run-off because he couldn't even get a majority to begin with is a pretty good indicator it was not a landslide. He won the election and that is all that really matters. The rest is hype.

 

[JoeB131]

The end statistic of 56 to 44 (+12) is most definitely a landslide. Anything at +10 or over is considered a landslide. What happened before is absolutely irrelevant to the statistics in this particular race.

Guy, Rahm didn't win because people love him. Rahm won because Chuy Garcia had no credibility. ANd he STILL got 44% of the vote.

Rahm's done. All the people who would have challenged him this time will come back in 2019.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Rahm was the only person running who is realistic about Chicago's financial problems.

 

[Statistikhengst]

The end statistic of 56 to 44 (+12) is most definitely a landslide. Anything at +10 or over is considered a landslide. What happened before is absolutely irrelevant to the statistics in this particular race.

Guy, Rahm didn't win because people love him. Rahm won because Chuy Garcia had no credibility. ANd he STILL got 44% of the vote.

Rahm's done. All the people who would have challenged him this time will come back in 2019.

In terms of classifying a win as a landslide or not, that is completely irrelevant. Nixon also won in a landslide in 1972...

 

[JoeB131]

Rahm was the only person running who is realistic about Chicago's financial problems.

HOrseshit. Rahm was very good at rewarding his rich buddies, closing down schools and hospitals to do payoff to big corporations.

He was the least awful option... but he was an awful option.

 

[JoeB131]

In terms of classifying a win as a landslide or not, that is completely irrelevant. Nixon also won in a landslide in 1972...

In Nixon's case, it was a landslide. 49 states won.

 

[Disir]

Yep. Now, Chicago will really be eating crap. I don't think Rahm gets it. He will not change and there will be even more loss.