Mamdani’s camp is tracking Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s challenges and trying to avoid repeating his missteps, according to a person close to both Mamdani’s and Johnson’s teams.
Also from Chicago, a lot of the hate he gets is “because he’s a black man”. Same with Lori Lightfoot and Kim Fox. A lot of people absolutely hated them but couldn’t articulate any reasons beyond being black and progressive. There is still a deeply racist streak in this city, especially among the self-perceived upper class.
Absolutely! Some of it is definitely racism, and it is at the root of some criticism. His issue is that he seems to attribute virtually everything that’s negative or even questioning to racism. Honestly, I get why he’s defensive because of that, but that doesn’t make it any less of an overreaction.
Questioning investing in the south and west sides (to be clear, a good thing) is probably rooted in racism. Questioning why another pastor is being nominated to some position is probably not. He treats both the same.
Also from Chicago, a lot of the hate he gets is “because he’s a black man”. Same with Lori Lightfoot and Kim Fox. A lot of people absolutely hated them but couldn’t articulate any reasons beyond being black and progressive. There is still a deeply racist streak in this city, especially among the self-perceived upper class.
Absolutely! Some of it is definitely racism, and it is at the root of some criticism. His issue is that he seems to attribute virtually everything that’s negative or even questioning to racism. Honestly, I get why he’s defensive because of that, but that doesn’t make it any less of an overreaction.
Questioning investing in the south and west sides (to be clear, a good thing) is probably rooted in racism. Questioning why another pastor is being nominated to some position is probably not. He treats both the same.