The new mayor of Chicago’s ruin – The Spectator World

The one union that staunchly opposed Johnson was the Chicago police. Their support for Vallas presents exactly the same problems as the CTU s support for Johnson, though the CTU was far more effective in practice. Why did the police favor Vallas? Because Johnson was a vocal support of the defund the police movement at its apex (the aftermath of the George Floyd killing and another in Chicago that rightly received lots of local attention). Johnson downplayed those positions in the latest contest, but it was clear that he wants much tighter constraints on policing and much more lenient treatment of accused criminals. Although Chicago voters overwhelmingly told pollsters that crime was their leading issue, they voted for Johnson and will have to live with the results.

Johnson represents a clear victory for the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wing of the Democratic Party and for the role of public-sector unions within it. The national implications are clear. And the implications for those who live in Chicago are huge.

via thespectator.com