The perception that Chicago was becoming a more dangerous city is something that definitely hurt Lightfoot quite a bit and probably helped to lose key parts of her basis. I think it's noteworthy, you know, people talk a lot about the homicide rate in Chicago. I was looking at some data though from the U of C crime lab that was showing that reported incidents of motor vehicle theft are also up significantly from 2021. So I guess I'm curious what folks make of that split as well in Chicago.
Author Marianne Williamson officially entered the 2024 Democratic presidential primary on Saturday. It’s very unlikely that Williamson will be a serious challenger to President Biden, but with multiple polls suggesting that a majority of Democrats don’t want Biden to run for reelection, the crew asks if he might be vulnerable against the right challenger?
They also take a look at the results of recent elections in Chicago, Wisconsin and Virginia to see if they hold any lessons about the national political environment. And they ask whether the poll that Dilbert creator Scott Adams went on a racist rant over was actually a meaningful poll.
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