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Apparently I’m not the only one disgusted by Haley Stevens betrayal. Most of her staff have quit in protest. I suppose they are “cosplaying” as well. She must be sanctioned by the party and kicked out if rules allow it. aol.com/articles/more-half-h…
Democrats should drum Haley Stevens out of the party. She has got to go. This is about control of the Senate and she is acting on personal beefs. This is the kind of shit that got Trump elected in the first place.
Trade unionists and union members should be appalled by this. Most unions outlawed the practice of double dipping salaries decades ago. Just another example of the lack of respect SDG has for her own members.
Recent pay hike approved by @iftaft for @stacydavisgates bumping her from $180K to $250K. Most recent published reports say she also received $195K as head @CTULocal1 in 2025 for a total now of $445K
Very good placement for Alexi. Bad for Susana. With a large field of candidates, campaigns prefer top of ballot or bottom. Susana is smack-dab in the middle with little hope of improving much. Her campaign spork won’t do her much good w that placement.
Johnson’s petitions are perhaps the worst mess ever seen. It makes you wonder if his people turned that garbage in on purpose so he has an excuse to get out of the race. We know Stacey wouldn’t take no for an answer and spent the summer looking for a replacement candidate.
What we found in @Brandon4Chicago petitions … another candidate’s petitions tossed in as well as photocopies. You must file originals. Look for a challenge.
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Recent pay hike approved by @iftaft for @stacydavisgates bumping her from $180K to $250K. Most recent published reports say she also received $195K as head @CTULocal1 in 2025 for a total now of $445K
So Susana the spork Mendoza gave her big policy speech today at the City Club luncheon and guess what she’s pushing? Her new handlers, the venture capital bros want data centers and Waymo in Chicago so Susana has to oblige. But here is where those policies originated:
What are the odds of Susana Mendoza making the ballot with only 24,000 signatures? Please post your predictions. Let’s Kalshi this thing ourselves.
Landon the carpetbagger must be so proud of Susana Mendoza’s candidacy. She filed the least number of signatures of the major candidates and called herself a spork as she arrived at the board of elections w a tamale vendor. This is the best the venture capital vultures can do?
If you were wondering who Trump is backing for mayor, John Kelley or Susana Mendoza. The winner is…..John Kelley by a nose.
His campaign collected 33,000 signatures?! That’s hilarious. Everyone involved in the municipal elections knows the Mayor and CTU paid for those signatures. We have seen the videos of people being strong armed into signing. I
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Defaming victims and survivors and refusing to take accountability is a pattern for Hilario and his aligned folks.
The real question Chicagoans should be asking is: why did the CPS OIG investigation, which was open for 5 years, close only weeks after Hilario became a candidate?
When are we going to send this POS back to South Africa?! He comes to this country, becomes richest man in the world and then threatens elected officials. Fuck you, Musk! yahoo.com/news/politics/arti…
Brandon Johnson’s electoral coalition is officially dead with this endorsement. His campaign is nearly broke and it is rumored that his petitions are in a shambles. This raises serious viability questions. chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…
Mayor Johnson did not file petitions today. Rumor is his signatures are mostly paid for. There will be a serious challenge to the Mayor’s petitions and the possibility that he doesn’t make the ballot. Brandon didn’t even want to run for reelection. Stacey made him do it.
Chicago mayor poll: Brandon Johnson’s approval at 22% and early excitement for Alexi Giannoulias chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…
CTU is gonna have to come up with some serious bank if Johnson wants to put together a reelection campaign. $370,000 doesn’t buy much in today’s campaign world. Good luck w that Jason Lee and Jessica.
🚨 government report shows that inflation is accelerating at an alarming rate. With recent downward adjustments to unemployment reports there is a high likelihood the US economy will be in recession shortly.
This is insane. And you barely hear a peep out of the Democrats. They are complicit in our slow roll toward fascism.
