Watch a discussion of how Paul Vallas appeared to abandon his principles, forfeiting the Chicago Mayorship to Brandon Johnson, Cable and Web
Public Affairs with Jeff Berkowitz
Watch Jeff Berkowitz (“Public Affairs”) and Terry Martin (Illinois Channel) discuss the idea that Paul Vallas and his senior adviser, Joe Trippi, blew $18 million and a big lead in what was Chicago’s worst political campaign ever.
Watch the show by clicking here or on cable Ch 21 (CAN TV) throughout Chicago:
· Tonight, 8:30 pm and midnight.
· Tomorrow night, 9:02 pm (as the lead segment of the two-hour Illinois Channel package, also airing this week around the State)
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What will Chicago be like in 180 days after the Brandon Johnson regime change on May 15? Much more or less crime?
Who will Mayor Johnson blame if crime goes up? The fact that he couldn’t find 200 experienced and skilled detectives? The fact that CPD implementing completely the Consent Decree couldn’t possibly be as important as Johnson believes and promised? Was it, at its core, a deceptive campaign?
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Will Chicago’s public schools be much better or even worse when CPS is 6 months into a Johnson regime? If CPS gets even worse, who will long time CTU organizer Brandon Johnson blame? The CTU? The parents? The teachers? Poverty? Republicans?
It will be a year, on Wednesday, since Vallas promised, in an hour interview, which aired as two “Public Affairs,” episodes, a principled agenda for winning the Mayor’s race. Vallas officially joined the race two months later and proceeded to ignore his promises. Why?
What happened to the Paul Vallas agenda to fix Chicago? Abandoned? Why?
Berkowitz and Martin discuss in this week’s “Public Affairs,” the idea that Brandon Johnson didn’t so much win the Chicago Mayorship. as Paul Vallas lost it.
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Will Chicago be safer, its education better, its financial future brighter in four years?
We discuss, you decide.
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Watch the show by clicking here.