Buddha
10th February 2011, 08:55 PM
Rahm Emanuel is in striking distance of being elected Chicago's next mayor on Feb. 22, with Gery Chico emerging as the rival with the best chance of forcing him into a runoff, a new Tribune/WGN poll shows.
Gains among African-American and Latino voters in the last three weeks bolstered Emanuel's substantial backing from white voters. His rise coincides with Carol Moseley Braun's precipitous drop in support among black voters and in esteem among voters overall amid campaign gaffes.
Emanuel had 49 percent support to 19 percent for Chico, the former Chicago Board of Education president. Braun fell to third with 10 percent, and City Clerk Miguel del Valle was at 8 percent, according to the poll conducted Saturday through Wednesday.
To win outright in 11 days, a candidate must collect more than 50 percent of the vote. If no one achieves a majority, the top two vote-getters will face off on April 5.
Rest here http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/elections/ct-met-chicago-mayor-race-0211-20110210,0,4985218.story
This shows how much I pay attention, I didn't even know this was going on.
Gains among African-American and Latino voters in the last three weeks bolstered Emanuel's substantial backing from white voters. His rise coincides with Carol Moseley Braun's precipitous drop in support among black voters and in esteem among voters overall amid campaign gaffes.
Emanuel had 49 percent support to 19 percent for Chico, the former Chicago Board of Education president. Braun fell to third with 10 percent, and City Clerk Miguel del Valle was at 8 percent, according to the poll conducted Saturday through Wednesday.
To win outright in 11 days, a candidate must collect more than 50 percent of the vote. If no one achieves a majority, the top two vote-getters will face off on April 5.
Rest here http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/elections/ct-met-chicago-mayor-race-0211-20110210,0,4985218.story
This shows how much I pay attention, I didn't even know this was going on.