Question of the day
Thursday, Oct 19, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Greg Hinz…
In case you had any doubt, Mayor Rahm Emanuel says there’s none in his mind. He’s running for a new term in the February 2019 election, with the goal of spreading the prosperity and new jobs that have blossomed in the central area of the city throughout Chicago.
In a meeting with Crain’s editorial board yesterday evening, Emanuel had an instant reply when asked if he intends to seek a new term: “The answer is yes.” He later repeated the sentiment—”I am (running)”—and said he’s doing so because “I want to make sure that every part of the city is participating in the quality of life.”
So far, there’s no sign that Emanuel will face a major opponent despite some very rough patches after the shooting of Laquan McDonald. Insiders say that his popularity numbers, which had dipped very low, are back about 50 percent in the latest polling.
“My goal is to make sure people feel they have a stake in the future,” Emanuel said, saying he’s tried do that by luring new employers to town and expanding the schools model from K-12 to pre-college. But “there’s more work to be done” he said, referring to widespread variance in crime rates, educational levels, income and other measures from one part of town to another.
* The Question: Your suggested reelection campaign slogans?
- UIUC - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 2:28 pm:
“Continuity with Change”
- Sugar Corn - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 2:29 pm:
Bruce Rauner’s BFF
- Six Degrees of Separation - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 2:33 pm:
“You can’t beat somebody with nobody.”
- Arsenal - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 2:33 pm:
==So far, there’s no sign that Emanuel will face a major opponent==
Really? *No* sign? Looks to me like the signs are he’ll have a few strong opponents and they’ll all end up splitting the anti-Rahm vote.
- cannon649 - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 2:35 pm:
Where else can I go?
- Stark - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 2:36 pm:
More power for me, **** you. #Rahm2019
- phocion - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 2:36 pm:
“Slather The City With Rahm”
“Give Trump Rahm’s Finger”
“Emmanuel Kan”
“Living Loving Mayor”
- Jess - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 2:37 pm:
“Rahm, you don’t like him, but he’s the only competent person crazy enough to want the job.”
- Anonymous - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 2:39 pm:
“Good Enough on Most Issues”
- wordslinger - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 2:40 pm:
What dashcam video?
- 100 miles west - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 2:42 pm:
“It’s not as bad as it looks”
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 2:47 pm:
Vote for Rahm or he’ll shoot your dog https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c1/Natlamp73.jpg
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 2:48 pm:
“Mind Your Business”
- Tommydanger - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 2:48 pm:
Rahm Emmanuel, Chicago’s Savior
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 2:48 pm:
“You Don’t Want This Job”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 2:49 pm:
“Who You Got?”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 2:51 pm:
“Please, Let Me Off The Hook”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 2:51 pm:
“Who’s Trying To Win?”
- Ron Burgundy - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 2:52 pm:
“I’m Not the Preckwinkle or Berrios You’re Looking For.”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 2:52 pm:
“You Won’t Like Me When I’m Angry”
- Christopher - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 2:55 pm:
Chicago Is Worth Fighting For
- A Young Person - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 3:01 pm:
“16 Shots and a Re-Elect”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 3:03 pm:
“You Can Do Better?”
- Hexagon - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 3:05 pm:
Privatize Chicago
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 3:07 pm:
“Thick-Skinned, But Sweater Wearing”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 3:09 pm:
“Time For My Flogging”
- Keyrock - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 3:12 pm:
It’ll be different next time.
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 3:13 pm:
“I’ll Still Probably Win”
- Veil of Ignorance - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 3:13 pm:
Not the Mayor Chicago needs, but the Mayor Chicago deserves.
Or…
Giving 100% for the 1%.
- Ron Burgundy - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 3:13 pm:
To stay in touch with the youth these days — “Come At Me, Bro!”
- Wensicia - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 3:19 pm:
“No more Mr Nice Guy”
- Little Lou - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 3:22 pm:
“Bringing violence to a neighborhood near you”
- 47th Ward - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 3:30 pm:
===Vote for Rahm or he’ll shoot your dog===
I thought Rep. Bost was still using that slogan?
- wordslinger - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 3:32 pm:
–I thought Rep. Bost was still using that slogan?–
Kept his promise.
- 47th Ward - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 3:35 pm:
Making Chicago Great Again (It’s taking longer than expected).
- C'mon - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 3:40 pm:
Rahm’s running in 2019? Why?
The only possible answer reminds me of the money quote from Richard Gere in the film “An Officer and a Gentleman” :
“I got nowhere else to go! I got nowhere else to g… I got nothin’ else.”
- dbk - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 3:48 pm:
“Who says I can’t close 49 more public schools? HAH!”
- Precinct Captain - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 4:01 pm:
“the devil you know”
- Anonymous - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 4:02 pm:
“More Rahm Love”
“I Can Change”
“Hear me out.”
- We'll See - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 4:08 pm:
“Mayor Emanuel - the wedding dress is still in the crawlspace”
- Anonymous - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 4:09 pm:
Rahm Emmanuel. Before he Rahms you.
Vote for Rahm Emmanuel. Because You Can’t Handle the Truth
- Southside Markie - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 4:12 pm:
Sorry. Hit the submit button before I filled in the name box. That’s me at 4:09.
Also:
Rahm Emmanuel. Prosperity isn’t the only thing I’m spreading in your neighborhood.
- We'll See - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 4:16 pm:
“Mayor Emanuel - the wedding dress is still in the crawlspace”
Or
“I offer you a choice - vote for me or bite me”
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 4:17 pm:
Do you like “inappropriate or excessively rabid comments and gratuitous insults”? Profanity? Permanent banishment without warning? Rahm’s your man [exclamation point] /meta
- Christopher - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 4:22 pm:
“I beat Chuy once… and I’ll do it again.”
- City Zen - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 4:22 pm:
“Not Chuy”
- Christopher - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 4:26 pm:
Sugary drinks for everybody [ exclamation point ]
- Christopher - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 4:29 pm:
Did I mention my pizza tax?
- Huh? - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 4:30 pm:
I still have three envelopes in the desk drawer.
- BucknIrish - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 4:46 pm:
“Let’s just focus on the last 2 years”
- TominChicago - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 4:50 pm:
“Chuy??…Really???”
- Responsa - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 4:58 pm:
Re-elect me. I really like this job and I don’t ever want to go back to D.C.
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 5:21 pm:
Status Quo Has Spoken
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 5:24 pm:
I Know Best
- Jocko - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 5:25 pm:
Gratuitous police payouts since 2011
- Third Reading - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 5:53 pm:
Nothing for You and Chutzpah, Too.
I’m outta here.
- @MisterJayEm - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 5:57 pm:
Gravitas™.
– MrJM
- Southside Markie - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 7:13 pm:
Re-Elect Mayor Emmanuel. Because you don’t want to imagine what he’d do as a lame duck.
- Regular democrat - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 9:20 pm:
Shanah tovah
- Third Reading - Thursday, Oct 19, 17 @ 10:49 pm:
Your Fish is in the Mail.
I’m outta here.
- PublicServant - Friday, Oct 20, 17 @ 6:09 am:
Making it harder to drive in Chicago; Bikes over Cars
- Stand Tall - Friday, Oct 20, 17 @ 8:00 am:
If you want continued higher taxes and fees and the same corruption as always in City Government, then elect me for another term.
- Rabid - Friday, Oct 20, 17 @ 9:26 am:
sanctuary
- Rabid - Friday, Oct 20, 17 @ 9:34 am:
throwing chicago for a loop
- Rabid - Friday, Oct 20, 17 @ 9:47 am:
my kinda town