[Susana Mendoza] also took a shot at Bill Daley, a fellow mayoral contender.
Daley was the White House chief of staff in 2011, when the Obama administration was grappling with a regulation in the Affordable Care Act that required religiously affiliated hospitals, charities and universities to provide birth control coverage for employees.
According to news reports, Daley, a lifelong Catholic, organized a meeting with President Barack Obama and then-New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan. Dolan and other Catholic leaders wanted an exemption to the contraceptives mandate.
“Democratic members of Congress who lobbied the White House said they believed that Mr. Obama’s chief of staff, William M. Daley, and his special assistant for religious affairs, Joshua DuBois, favored a broader exemption,” The New York Times reported. They eventually carved out a compromise.
Now Mendoza questions Daley’s commitment to reproductive rights. “You can’t claim to be pro-choice and then try to use your power to cut off access to reproductive choice for women as a chief of staff to the leader of the free world.”
* Response from a Daley campaign comms worker…
This is what's sad about politics, @susanamendoza10 using this issue to distract from her bad start to the year (VAP, Burke and Solis). I would NEVER work for a candidate who isn't pro choice. https://t.co/MxTafXSF7f
Mayoral contender Susana Mendoza’s own words were used against her Monday as two political allies of Toni Preckwinkle and a man exonerated from death row questioned her record on the death penalty. […]
Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough, state Sen. Robert Peters, D-Chicago, and Nathson Fields, who was cleared of double murder, sought to “set the record straight” about Mendoza’s role in abolishing the death penalty. The three specifically pointed to Mendoza’s claim that she was the deciding vote in overturning capital punishment — a claim that was found to be “mostly false.”
“This is especially concerning for me that she would use this because she had already made herself very clear where she stood on criminal justice issues,” Yarbrough said at the West Loop law offices of Loevy and Loevy.
“She’s no reformer and I really take issue with this whole business of being the 60th vote, like she carried the day.”
* Speaking of weak. Here’s a one-minute spot introducing a mostly unknown candidate which displays said candidate’s name on-screen for just a few seconds tops…
Don’t do this at home, kids.
* Related…
* With the mayor’s race now up for grabs, who does biz back?: The most likely to gain from that situation is former U.S. Commerce Secretary Bill Daley, who already has far and away the most business backing in the field. But doubts remain that Daley, despite his family name, has enough support to finish in the top two on Feb. 26 and make it to the April runoff election at a time when Chicagoans may be seeking something different in their next mayor.
* Mendoza seeks to reset campaign with ethics plan - After weeks spent under fire for her political ties, the mayoral hopeful brings in Dan Webb to help her refine an anti-corruption plan that includes term limits, a ban on hiring relatives, public campaign financing and more.
Can we just have Vince McMahon run the Chicago mayoral elections?
- Big Bill Thompson - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 2:53 pm:
Horrible ad by Enyia. You’re trying to get name recognition with that? But she’s the darling of the Chicago Reader and Ben Joravsky so I am sure they will praise the ad.
Those Catholic hospitals Mendoza doesn’t want to work with have taken care of a lot of uninsured, poor patients for well more than a century, including scores of immigrants. I get the reproductive rights angle, but you might want to pick another villain.
Call me crazy but me thinks a negative spot blasting Mendoza for proposing a property tax increase is gonna resonate a lot more than this connect-the-dots charity care exemption issue…
Is it OK to run for Mayor of Chicago and have your intro ad, claiming to be for all of Chicago, not have a single white man? Seriously, I’m a white man who realizes that we are a major part of all the problems that we are currently trying to solve — i get it. But there are also a lot of white men who will vote. why would i vote for somebody who fails to include a single white man in her ad with no less than 20 people in it?
Whenever anyone brings up Daley in DC all I can think of is his fainting spell. Yes, I know it happened during the Clinton years. It’s just what pops into my head.
- Dog on Sheffield - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 3:43 pm:
Are there any scheduled debates? I’ve been scouring the internet for days and cannot find a schedule. Thanks in advance.
The Amara ad is quite good for round 1. She’s appealing to who she thinks will get out and vote for her. It might not be as effective in round 2 (where many white males might be marginalized) but for round 1 it’s good.
Bill Daley is emerging as the candidate to watch in this race … He churned out another policy today and leads in issue development, money and momentum –
- West Side the Best Side - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 8:36 pm:
Forget about race or gender, how about someone in the ad for Enyia with people who look older than their 20s. That may be who she thinks her base is, but that’s not going to be enough to get to the runoff.
The only thing I know for sure is that there will be a run-off.
I don’t have a reasonable guess as to who the two will be, based on the polls.
- Da Big Bad Wolf - Tuesday, Jan 29, 19 @ 7:11 am:
==Those Catholic hospitals Mendoza doesn’t want to work with have taken care of a lot of uninsured, poor patients for well more than a century, including scores of immigrants. I get the reproductive rights angle, but you might want to pick another villain.==
Who said Mendoza didn’t want to work with Catholic hospitals? Can you provide a link?
- Da Big Bad Wolf - Wednesday, Jan 30, 19 @ 8:05 am:
==But she’s the darling of the Chicago Reader and Ben Joravsky so I am sure they will praise the ad.==
The Reader and Joravsky endorsed someone for mayor? I haven’t heard that yet. The Joravsky radio show interviewed all the candidates (minus Rahm who had an invite) and was very informative. Too bad it’s off the air.
- Anonymous - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 2:53 pm:
Can we just have Vince McMahon run the Chicago mayoral elections?
- Big Bill Thompson - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 2:53 pm:
Horrible ad by Enyia. You’re trying to get name recognition with that? But she’s the darling of the Chicago Reader and Ben Joravsky so I am sure they will praise the ad.
- Just Me 2 - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 2:58 pm:
I couldn’t help but notice that Mendoza is attacking the staffer to the decision-maker, but not the actual decision-maker.
- Roman - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 3:01 pm:
Those Catholic hospitals Mendoza doesn’t want to work with have taken care of a lot of uninsured, poor patients for well more than a century, including scores of immigrants. I get the reproductive rights angle, but you might want to pick another villain.
- 47th Ward - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 3:02 pm:
With the sound off, it looks like it could be an Ancestry.com ad.
With the sound on, it’s not much different.
- @misterjayem - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 3:05 pm:
“Mah gawd, King– that’s Chuy García’s music‼”
“WHAT⁉ He’s not even this race, J.R.”
– MrJM
- Fax Machine - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 3:10 pm:
Dear Susana,
Thank you for reminding the voters that I served as Barack Obama’s chief of staff.
Sincerely,
Bill
- Fax Machine - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 3:11 pm:
If it’s just online they can re-do.
I hope she is not spending Chance & Kanye’s hard-earned money to air that on TV
- Chicago Cynic - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 3:14 pm:
Cmon Amara. Repeat after me…name recognition. You don’t get it with that mostly well-shot but ineffective ad.
- Boone's is Back - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 3:16 pm:
Call me crazy but me thinks a negative spot blasting Mendoza for proposing a property tax increase is gonna resonate a lot more than this connect-the-dots charity care exemption issue…
- anon - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 3:21 pm:
Is it OK to run for Mayor of Chicago and have your intro ad, claiming to be for all of Chicago, not have a single white man? Seriously, I’m a white man who realizes that we are a major part of all the problems that we are currently trying to solve — i get it. But there are also a lot of white men who will vote. why would i vote for somebody who fails to include a single white man in her ad with no less than 20 people in it?
- Rich Miller - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 3:26 pm:
===why would i vote for somebody who fails to include a single white man in her ad with no less than 20 people in it?===
And now you know how everyone else has been feeling for centuries.
- Cheryl44 - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 3:26 pm:
Whenever anyone brings up Daley in DC all I can think of is his fainting spell. Yes, I know it happened during the Clinton years. It’s just what pops into my head.
- Dog on Sheffield - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 3:43 pm:
Are there any scheduled debates? I’ve been scouring the internet for days and cannot find a schedule. Thanks in advance.
- Anonymous - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 3:43 pm:
- Rich Miller - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 3:26 pm:
Really Rich
We should strive for including everybody. It is not right to make any group feel less then for what they are born as.
I know that it is your blog and I don’t really care about who is in a comercial but I was disappointed in your response to that person’s comment
- Anonymous - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 3:47 pm:
Can we just have Vince McMahon run the Chicago mayoral elections? - Mr.JM
He’s busy advising Trump?
- Rich Miller - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 3:50 pm:
===but I was disappointed in your response to that person’s comment===
Blah, blah. Toughen up.
- RoscoeRatMatt - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 3:51 pm:
And now you know how everyone else has been feeling for centuries.
No snark, all sincerity: thanks for this, Rich.
- TopHatMonocle - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 3:58 pm:
Is it just me, or does it seem like Mendoza’s campaign is sinking really fast all of the sudden?
- Fax Machine - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 4:13 pm:
Bill Daley v Willie Wilson in the runoff would not be unthinkable at this point.
- Flapdoodle - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 4:15 pm:
==And now you know how everyone else has been feeling for centuries.==
Zap . . . . that’s the name of that tune . . . . Well said.
- dbk - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 4:17 pm:
I didn’t think it was bad apart from the fact that she didn’t get her name out there enough.
But then, I read the Chicago Reader and I like her policy proposals, they’re strongly progressive of course.
Note: her campaign website has a longer, better video btw.
Sorry everybody.
- steve - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 4:31 pm:
The Amara ad is quite good for round 1. She’s appealing to who she thinks will get out and vote for her. It might not be as effective in round 2 (where many white males might be marginalized) but for round 1 it’s good.
- Rich Miller - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 4:37 pm:
===is quite good===
Do NOT quit your day job.
- steve - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 4:47 pm:
Rich:
I’m trying to build confidence.
- Jim Bob - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 5:20 pm:
That ad says one word in so many different ways:
Defeat.
- Da Big Bad Wolf - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 5:27 pm:
I’m surprised businesses back Bill Daley. Of all candidates asked the question of a city income tax he is the only one who didn’t dismiss it outright.
- west wing - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 5:36 pm:
Bill Daley is emerging as the candidate to watch in this race … He churned out another policy today and leads in issue development, money and momentum –
- West Side the Best Side - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 8:36 pm:
Forget about race or gender, how about someone in the ad for Enyia with people who look older than their 20s. That may be who she thinks her base is, but that’s not going to be enough to get to the runoff.
- Anonymous - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 8:44 pm:
Mendoza is in waaay over her head. She’s a hack and always has been. Glad Yarbourgh and others called her out
- wordslinger - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 11:11 pm:
–but I was disappointed in your response to that person’s comment–
And I’m so sad that you’re so weak that you can’t even summon the energy to pick a handle.
- wordslinger - Monday, Jan 28, 19 @ 11:13 pm:
The only thing I know for sure is that there will be a run-off.
I don’t have a reasonable guess as to who the two will be, based on the polls.
- Da Big Bad Wolf - Tuesday, Jan 29, 19 @ 7:11 am:
==Those Catholic hospitals Mendoza doesn’t want to work with have taken care of a lot of uninsured, poor patients for well more than a century, including scores of immigrants. I get the reproductive rights angle, but you might want to pick another villain.==
Who said Mendoza didn’t want to work with Catholic hospitals? Can you provide a link?
- Da Big Bad Wolf - Wednesday, Jan 30, 19 @ 8:05 am:
==But she’s the darling of the Chicago Reader and Ben Joravsky so I am sure they will praise the ad.==
The Reader and Joravsky endorsed someone for mayor? I haven’t heard that yet. The Joravsky radio show interviewed all the candidates (minus Rahm who had an invite) and was very informative. Too bad it’s off the air.