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Many Chicagoans were celebrating Tuesday when failed Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was turned out of the mayor’s office by Windy City voters in round one of the city’s elections. But round two will feature progressive Democrat Brandon Johnson, a left-winger who is still in the running and who really isn’t much of a step up from Lightfoot.
Once all the votes came in on Tuesday, former Democrat Chicago Public Schools chief Paul Vallas — who did not get the support of the teachers union — led the polls with about 35 percent of the vote, while Johnson – who did get the union’s support — came in at a distant 20 percent. For her part, the city’s first black, gay, hearing-impaired mayor rolled in with a meager 16.5 percent. For such a “historic” candidate only four years ago, Lightfoot’s finish was pitiful.
With that disastrous total, Lightfoot became the first Chicago mayor to lose a reelection bid in the 40 years since Mayor Jane Byrne was tossed out of office in 1983.
Crime was one of the major issues that cut Lightfoot down to size.
As Breitbart News reported, crime has already seen a significant increase this year:
Compared to the first 22 days of 2021, the major crime rate in Democrat-run Chicago is already up 97 percent this year, reports Wirepoints. Compared to those same 22 days last year, crime is up 61 percent.
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In just 22 days, there have been 2,189 cars stolen. That’s nearly 100 car thefts per day.
Compared to the first 22 days of 2022, that’s a 165 percent jump.
