Ever since Lori Lightfoot assumed office in 2019, Chicago has experienced a dramatic increase in crime and especially murder rates. This week’s election results showed that Chicagoans no longer support her as mayor and are kicking her butt out the door. Lightfoot has actually just become the first Chicago mayor to lose an election in the last 40 years. It’s clear that Lightfoot’s job performance was not horrible and now Chicago says it’s time for change.
The current environment of fear has caused numerous residents to feel unsafe, even those living in nearby suburbs. As a result of Lightfoot’s “leadership”, what was once one of the great American cities has deteriorated drastically. In order to begin restoring safety and security back to Chicago, its citizens must take action to ensure that the right steps are taken moving forward.
Shootings and homicides are just the tip of the iceberg. Recently, there were nine armed robberies in less than an hour in surrounding Chicago communities. Most experts felt like Lori Lightfoot was the worst of a long list of Democrat city leaders in the country. Many insisted she was the worst. Falling all the way to third place in the general election, the voters clearly agree.
Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas earned over one-third of the vote to finish first. Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson garnered just over 20 percent of the vote, nearly four full points ahead of Lightfoot. Johnson and Vallas will now move to a two-man runoff, with Vallas appearing to hold a sizable advantage to become Chicago’s next mayor.
So, did Lori Lightfoot accept defeat with dignity? She didn’t come close. Lightfoot didn’t even have enough integrity to apologize to her constituents for basically running their city into the ground. Lightfoot is not the first radical left politician to have voters give them their “walking papers.” Americans in Democrat-run cities are showing up at the polls.
People are gradually taking our country back, one vote at a time. Despite being told she was not even worthy of a top-two finish, Lightfoot claimed racism and gender bias were responsible for her downfall. Certainly, Chicagoans will be better off with “Dancing Lori” out of office. But there is a lot of work left to do. That work isn’t necessary to return law and order to Chicago alone.
Virtually every Democrat-run major city is beset by horrible spikes in crime. It’s time for Americans to speak, and speak loudly. The decision by Chicago voters needs to trigger a wave. These radical, soft on crime radicals need to go. Eventually, voters need to work their way up to the highest office in the land. America needs new leadership in the White House!