Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot learned the hard way crime does not pay after voters gave her the boot, sending a clear message they are sick and tired of elected leaders who fail to keep them safe or improve the standard of living in their neighborhoods.
four years ago but could not vote for her again because she seemed more interested in knocking heads with police than working with them.
Christopher Z. Mooney, a political science professor at the University of Illinois, Chicago, said the mayor got caught in a national crime spike and then failed to allay people’s fears enough to retain their confidence in her leadership. It came to a head for Ms. Lightfoot on Tuesday when she pulled in 17% of the vote in the nine-candidate race.
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