Ya think Bill Daley would run in that case?

Bill Daley is Richard Daley's younger brother. He was Commerce Secretary in Clinton's 2nd term, chairman of Al Gore's 2000 campaign, and currently is the Midwest Chairman of JPMorganChase.

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by: X Stryker @ Mon Dec 11, 2006 at 18:08:40 PM UTC

I mean, because Chicago is such a Daley franchise. n/t

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by: X Stryker @ Mon Dec 11, 2006 at 18:10:07 PM UTC

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Maybe

But Richie's son should be back from duty in Iraq by then, barring the worst, of course. He'll need a few years seasoning in the State's Attorney's office, like dear old dad, but he should be ready for a run for the 7th floor by 2015 or thereabout.  Bill might make a decent caretaker until then, unless President Clinton or Obama need him for a Cabinet post.

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by: LordDragon @ Mon Dec 11, 2006 at 19:26:37 PM UTC

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I doubt he'll ever step down or lose

I mean, they call him "mayor for life" for a reason.  I don't see why he'd step down for that committee, when he could just appoint one of his bagillion cronies to do it.

As far as ever having a serious challenge, I think we'll see a Kennedy lose in Cambridge before we see a Daley lose in Chicago (although I would LOVE to see the latter--can you think of a more corrupt political machine?)

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by: Terryus @ Wed Dec 13, 2006 at 01:36:40 AM UTC

Again

Oh, come on...it's not about the man it's about the Machine.  And the Regular Democratic Organization is as healthy as ever. When 49 of 50 aldermen self identify as Democrats, when the Democratic Primary for all city offices IS the de facto General Election, when the Republicans literally put up a clown (Ray Wardingley, 1995) as their candidate for mayor, Chicago is a one-party town.  Luckily, Mayor Daley governs like a New Democrat (fiscally conservative, socially liberal) so there is less to worry about than it appears.  Just as Italians said about Mussolini, "He made the trains run on time," Chicagoans can (and do) say, "He keeps the snow plows and salt trucks running."

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by: LordDragon @ Fri Dec 15, 2006 at 02:40:06 AM UTC

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