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Reyes slating push falling flat
Monday, Aug 14, 2023 - Posted by Rich Miller * Politico this morning…
* As should be expected, that didn’t work out so well. 80 percent of the weighted vote went with the incumbent Black woman on the subcommittee…
Some of Chicago’s Black and Brown political leaders have been fighting over migrants, non-citizen police and the remap. Now this. …Adding… The tweet I relied on wasn’t quite accurate. This was a subcommittee vote. That subcommittee doesn’t have a lot of Latinos on it. The full endorsement is tomorrow. The headline was also changed. Thoughts?
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- Amalia - Monday, Aug 14, 23 @ 12:26 pm:
the bigger problem for Reyes is not that Cunningham is Black, it is that she is very well qualified. Her experience is well beyond his. find someone who is good at smart and does not specialize in campaigning.
- JS Mill - Monday, Aug 14, 23 @ 12:53 pm:
If this is about race (welcome to Cook County and America) then Garcia and Ramirez have the stronger point. Per the census bureau Cook County is 23% black and 26% hispanic. Illinois is 14% black and 18% hispanic, further strengthening the case of a hispanic candidate.
- low level - Monday, Aug 14, 23 @ 12:57 pm:
Subcommittee or not, Cunningham will be slated by a comfortable margin.
- Anonish - Monday, Aug 14, 23 @ 1:05 pm:
Reyes is an incredibly hard campaigner. He and former MWRD member Debra Shore were probably to top two mileage folks year-round.
I haven’t looked at his past raising efforts but so far his money game is anemic compared to Cunningham’s.
Cunningham appears to have everything going her way so far but I won’t be surprised by a spirited debate tomorrow and even a push for an open primary.
- Ryder - Monday, Aug 14, 23 @ 1:09 pm:
Doesn’t look like Chuy has any influence for a Latino Supreme Court Justice. Amazing…. Latinos seem to lose again.
- Big Dipper - Monday, Aug 14, 23 @ 1:13 pm:
I agree that a Latinx Justice is overdue, but Reyes is unimpressive in his current role so not deserving of a promotion.
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Aug 14, 23 @ 2:43 pm:
To the post,
The question to this is if the replacement is an upgrade to the bench where this slating of a challenger over the “incumbent” appointed Justice, where the politics and the reason isn’t merely to make the politics work.
I’m a “run ‘em all” kind of person, and with slating a major hurdle/advantage in races, I’d like to think no matter how this goes, a spirited race for the seat will take place.
- Anan - Monday, Aug 14, 23 @ 3:30 pm:
@Big Dipper - couldn’t agree more.
Also, I’d love to hear him articulate one single reason for being elected other than putting a Latino on the Court. He never answers the question, why HIM and not someone else? I don’t think he has an answer for it.