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@DeltaPoliticsUS

Chicago booster #ElectionTwitter #twill

Katılım Eylül 2019
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Martin
Martin@DeltaPoliticsUS·
@BebopOtt It's not the absolute worst of the bunch. I'm not a big fan of him, but he may end up being the best viable choice.
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bebo, chicago rat czar 🐀
>Wants to be considered “the progressive” choice for mayor >immediately allies with some of the most reactionary Aldermen who have stonewalled every “progressive” ordinance for years what dat mean?
Frank Calabrese@FrankCalabrese

Aldermen who showed up Alexi Giannoulias’s mayoral launch today in Bronzeville, per @rquinnmyers Brian Hopkins (2) Michelle Harris (8) Derrick Curtis (18) Felix Cardona (31) Emma Mitts (37) Timmy Knudsen (43)

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A320neo 🚂☘️🚄🏁
@MidwesternPRA If this is all electrified and operated with reasonable frequency, it will be a genuinely transformative regional project and a top regional/commuter rail system in America
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Midwest Passenger Rail Association
NICTD (the agency that oversees the South Shore Line) has approved their 20 year strategic plan, which includes plans for new rolling stock, and new routes.
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Trent 🇺🇸@tnertz·
@Orgusgold @MidwesternPRA Extending the line into downtown South Bend would make them go into the next level of railroad class above 90 miles so they could run longer trains consists.
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DMR Neecy 🕵🏻‍♀️⚖️
No major global ranking places Chicago as the single best city in the world. Statements like the one in Alexi Giannoulias’s campaign post (“Chicago is the best city in the world”) are FALSE, classic local boosterism and political rhetoric. Resonance Consultancy / Ipsos World’s Best Cities 2026: London #1 (for the 11th year), New York #2, Paris #3, Tokyo #4. Chicago lands around #35 📉. Time Out World’s Best Cities 2026: Melbourne tops the list; Chicago is #41 📉. Chicago city DOES NOT lead overall global lists for livability, safety, infrastructure, or quality of life.
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Alexi Giannoulias
Alexi Giannoulias@Giannoulias·
Chicago is the best city in the world and I believe we can build something that’s better than anything we’ve experienced before. That’s why I’m running for Chicago Mayor. If you believe in this vision, get involved. Join the Team: alexiforchi.com
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Ethan C7
Ethan C7@ECaliberSeven·
12% ticket split between Benson and El Sayed, FFS. Gonna take a LOT to drag El Sayed’s sorry butt over the finish line in November. And no, these gaps do NOT inevitably close. In 2022, Vance underran DeWine by 19% in OH. Walker underran Kemp by 9% in GA.
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InteractivePolls@IAPolls2022

MICHIGAN POLL By EPIC-MRA (A) GOVERNOR 🟦 Jocelyn Benson: 47% 🟥 John James: 38% — 🟦 Jocelyn Benson: 48% 🟥 Perry Johnson: 36% —— SENATE 🟥 Mike Rogers: 46% 🟦 Abdul El-Sayed: 43% — 🟦 Haley Stevens: 44% 🟥 Mike Rogers: 42% EPIC-MRA (A) | 7/24-7/31

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Martin
Martin@DeltaPoliticsUS·
@Eric_Erins I should make Philadelphian’s guide to Chicago
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Martin@DeltaPoliticsUS·
@Eric_Erins There is a mass amnesia among the older generations. Particularly those living in the suburbs
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Dominic Lynch - White Sox Nihilist
That’s fair, I didn’t do a good job explaining it. Chicago has been a one party city for almost a century, but Illinois as a whole has been more mixed until the last 20-25 years. I think that when a state develops a singular political culture it undermines the dynamic forces that can propel it forward. For example, during Chicago’s last Renaissance in the 1990s Illinois had two Republican governors the entire decade. One of them (George Ryan) was very corrupt, but I think there’s something to that push-pull factor between parties that helps a city retain its vitality. You just don’t see that between Pritzker and Brandon Johnson.
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Dominic Lynch - White Sox Nihilist
I think the Chicago discourse started by this thread is wrong, wrong, wrong. I’ll try to write up a whole article on it but my quick notes: - Chicago tourism is strong and durable. It’s the second. The city set a tourism record in 2025! - O’Hare is the world’s busiest airport. - Chicago actually gained population between 2024 and 2025 (a modest 5,000 people but a gain is a gain) according to corrected Census records. - Culturally, Chicago’s food scene is experiencing something of a revival, we are still building architecturally fresh buildings, our sports teams are kind of good again, and even the Pope is from here! That’s more luck than anything else, but it definitely puts us back under the microscope. I think in general what’s happened is that as Illinois has moved more solidly blue (the collar counties are no longer reliably GOP) we have kind of lost the “it” factor that put us in the front of everyone’s consciousness. It’s just a smoother environment than it used to be.
David Perell@david_perell

Why isn't Chicago a more prominent place? Big city, beautiful architecture, top-tier sports teams, a solid subway system, and one of the world's biggest airports. People called it Second City for years. The Chicago Bulls were absolutely dominant during the 90s, and three of the 2000s biggest names (Kanye, Obama, and Oprah) rose to fame there as well. But the cultural spotlight has moved away from Chicago. I hear about cities like LA, SF, NYC, Miami, Dallas, Austin, and even Nashville much more. There's got to be a good story here, and I'm curious to hear it.

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Panarthropod@panarthropod·
@vanillaopinions I have my disagreements with AES, but we need to be pragmatic and realize that a polarizing radical like Stevens just can't win. Gotta vote strategically, you know
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fully fund transit
fully fund transit@crosstown_line·
Drivers stop inching your car up at pedestrians when you’re stopped at a red light or stop sign, please just fuck off
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Tracey Ryniec
Tracey Ryniec@TraceyRyniec·
Chicago has 5 public high schools in the top 100 in the nation.
BJJ Ape@321Hawk

@david_perell Leadership is terrible. Taxes suck, Schools suck, crime sucks, weather sucks for 8 months. It was never perfect but the pros outweighed the cons, now that’s not the case.

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Chicago 2100 Urbanism
Chicago 2100 Urbanism@Chicago2100·
@topsenategop Would be nice for reliability and speed, but not entirely uncommon here. Yellow and brown have street-level segments
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Martin@DeltaPoliticsUS·
@DrewSav You can be a dishonest constitutional lawyer
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Martin@DeltaPoliticsUS·
@DrewSav This is the right take
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Drew Savicki
Drew Savicki@DrewSav·
Francesca Hong could win the election but it will be a costly battle vs what would have been a much easier race with someone else.
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Martin@DeltaPoliticsUS·
@chi_urbanist South Shore being one of the highest makes a lot of sense
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Median Rent by Community Area in 1930
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Martin@DeltaPoliticsUS·
@peterawolf and how many conventions were held at the International Amphitheater? The tammany hall thing isn't so weird when you think about it
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Peter Wolf
Peter Wolf@peterawolf·
@DeltaPoliticsUS They used to put on a literal circus every year. 22k free tickets to Bridgeport residents
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Peter Wolf
Peter Wolf@peterawolf·
Tammany Hall wasn’t a “lobbying group” it was an official branch of the Democratic Party, and the Hall was their headquarters/clubhouse. We’re just not used to political parties having their own public spaces and being active participants in non-electoral civic life anymore.
chairman biden@chairmanbiden74

the 1868 dnc being held at the physical tammany hall in new york is so funny like can you imagine if either party held their convention at the headquarters of one of their major lobbying groups today

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