Posted on 04/05/2023 2:20:23 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
CHICAGO — The mayoral victory on Tuesday of Brandon Johnson, a once little-known progressive and former teacher, over a more moderate veteran of this city’s burly political realm injected confidence in the Democratic Party’s most liberal wing — and may have pointed a way forward for the party on the fraught issue of crime.
Johnson, 47, walked back some of his most progressive positions, including budget cuts to Chicago’s police force. But he never disavowed the position that, in a city where violence and crime are surging, those in power must take a fundamentally different approach to public safety. Instead of more police on the beat, he called for economic and community development, more social workers and mental health professionals — and more detectives to actually solve the crimes that are committed.
“He may not call that law enforcement activity, but it will be part of the law enforcement system,” said Rep. Danny K. Davis, a longtime House Democrat from Chicago who backed Johnson.
Johnson’s victory may be a lesson for other Democrats struggling with the issue under the verbal assault of Republicans. Rep. Delia Ramirez, a newly elected progressive Democrat from Chicago’s Northwest Side, was ecstatic. “We’ve had a police department that had been attempting to do the jobs of social workers, counselors, mediators, you name it,” she said. “What we haven’t had is help.”
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“Democrats struggling with the issue under the verbal assault of Republicans. Rep. Delia Ramirez, a newly elected progressive Democrat from Chicago’s Northwest Side, was ecstatic. “We’ve had a police department that had been attempting to do the jobs of social workers, counselors, mediators, you name it,” she said. “What we haven’t had is help.””
“Verbal assaults” have stopped them? What kind of “help” do they need?
42. It’s Easter.
Dunno if they still do it, but back in the 80s and 90s Easter Sunday was ‘free’ day in the Loop, with the gangs taking over the CTA busses and L. No one in their right mind would be caught there. Of course the media downplayed it, and every year a bunch of tourists got their pockets emptied and their bells rung.
Article admits Chitown crime and violence is up. Why? Just go all in on woke. Nyt should just lie and say crime is going down.
Communism. Redistribution of wealth. Exactly what a groomer teacher would pitch.
…and they elected a judge who will just throw them out…
Let’s Go Brandon (Chicago Edition) makes Beetlejuice look like Giuliani.
Yes, please assume that someone’s “message” that won a rigged election in Chicago would work on the national level.
blacks voted for the black candidate despite the fact that the black candidate guarantees them that the crime wave will continue and most likely increase.
AP putting a little whipped cream on that messaging turd. They are shameless
Sending social workers into hot domestic violence calls. Great idea. Get rid of a lot of useless social workers that way.
AP = America’s Pravda
Flee Chicago. Run for your lives.
Brandon Johnson isnt any more capable of succeeding than his predecessor, or Joe Biden or Jimmy Carter for that matter.
This was actually the right outcome for anyone who would like to see Chicago returned to its proper glory. The only way to get those auto-democrat voters to stop putting bad people in charge is for the pain to become unbearable. The sooner it falls the sooner something better can be put in its place.
Instead of more police on the beat, he called for economic and community development, more social workers and mental health professionals — and more detectives to actually solve the crimes that are committed.
That message being, "Democrats ❤️ (HEART) Crime!”
The residents of Chicago don’t know it yet but they are up to their ears in trouble with Brandon’s ideas about crime.
The lesson is - try to keep the voter turnout less than 33% and make sure you mail in every ballot you can find
Let’s go Brandon!
What a shame. I hope you are able to flee soon. Good luck!
she said. “What we haven’t had is help.”
What you don’t have is citizens capable of following the law. Without leadership and structure promoting moral behavior you get chaos.
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