>>> CHICAGO MAYORAL ELECTION IS SIX DAYS AWAY.

THE CANDIDATES ARE GETTING TESTY.

THAT IN AN UPDATE, SPOTLIGHT POLITICS.

AMANDA, HEATHER.

FIRST OFF , POLLING SHOWS THAT THE RACE FOR MAYOR IS TIED.

THE DEBATES ARE PRETTY ROUGH.

>> THE FACT THAT HE IS BEING DISMISSIVE OF A BLACK MAN WHO TAUGHT FOUR YEARS , THE STRENGTH OF THE SCHOOLS , YOU GOT TO STOP DOING THAT.

>> I AM CRITICIZING HIS LEADERSHIP ABILITY , NOT HIS FOUR YEARS AS A TEACHER .

>> THEN DON'T BRING IT UP.

>> HE WILL RETIRE WITH A TEACHER PENSION DESPITE THAT HE IS ONLY BEEN A TEACHER FOUR YEARS.

>> OUCH.

THAT HURT.

IS A RACE ABOUT EXPERIENCE OR RACE?

>> ALL OF THE ABOVE.

WHEN IS THIS CLOSE, THE CANDIDATES ARE SCRAPPING FOR ANY POSSIBLE ADVANTAGE.

IT IS TO VALLAS' ADVANTAGE TO LOOK CALM , THE EXPERIENCED PERSON.

IT ALSO HELPS JOHNSON TO SAY , WE ARE NOT GOING TO GO BACK TO A CITY WITH A HUGE AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION RUN PROBABLY BY WHITE PEOPLE.

RACE IS CERTAINLY AN ISSUE.

WE WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT IT IN THE NECK SIX DAYS.

>> LIKE HAROLD WASHINGTON IN ERNIE UPTON.

BOTH OF THESE CANDIDATES CAN CLAIM DIVERSE COALITIONS OF SUPPORTERS.

>> FAIRPOINT.

JOHN SAYS THERE WILL BE, QUOTE, BLOOD IN THE STREET .

WHAT IS HE TALKING ABOUT?

>> A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE COMMENTS FROM THE FOP LEADER.

WHAT IS ALLEGING IS THAT IF BRANDON JOHNSON IS ELECTED MAYOR, THE POLICE OFFICERS ARE GOING TO LEAVE THE FORCE AND MASS, AND THE CRIME SITUATION, ACCORDING TO HIM WILL GET WORTH, AS OPPOSED TO HIS CANDIDATE, VALLAS.

HEATHER HAS DONE AN ANALYSIS.

NO ONE HAS SUPPORTED EITHER ONE AT THIS POINT.

THERE IS NO DATA TO SUGGEST THAT WILL BE A MASS EXODUS OF POLICE OFFICERS.

CERTAINLY, -- >> I THINK IT IS HURTING 'S CAMPAIGN.

HE IS , QUOTE, UNQUOTE, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CANDIDATE.

DID YOU MAKE THOSE COMMENTS ?

HE DIDN'T WANT TO SAY IT.

HE SAYS HE IS NOT GOING TO CUT ANY MONEY.

CROSS STRATEGY.

>> IT IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD.

YOU WANT THE RANK AND FILE BEHIND YOU.

BUT I'M NOT WITH JOHN KANE ZERO.

IT IS THE RANK-AND-FILE.

>> BUT JOHN WAS RE-ELECTED.

>> GEORGE CLAIMS JOHNSON SUPPORTERS ARE ENGAGING IN TRICKS.

>> THEY GOT NAMES FROM ALL THESE PEOPLE .

THEY MADE THEM SIGN A DOCUMENT .

THEY GOT IT AT THE HOUSE, AND THEY MAIL IT BACK OR DROP IT OFF.

THEY ARE GOING TO WIN.

THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE.

ARE WE GOING TO LET THEM CHEAT?

>> NO !

>> I SHOULD CLARIFY FORMER ALDERMAN.

WHAT WAS HE TALKING ABOUT?

>> THE FIRST ROUND OF VOTING, JOHNSON SUPPORTERS WERE MORE LIKELY TO VOTE BY MAIL BEEN VALLAS SUPPORTERS.

THERE IS NO SMALL CONCERN AMONG VALLAS SUPPORTERS THAT JOHNSON 'S IS WILL COME FROM MAIL-IN BALLOTS.

I ASKED HIM ABOUT THAT, WHICH ECHOED ALL THE STATEMENTS FROM REPUBLICANS ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH MAIL-IN BALLOTS THAT ARE TRULY FALSE .

THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT VOTING BY MAIL IS ANY LESS SAFE OR MORE LIKELY TO BE MODULAR.

HE IS TRYING TO RALLY THE CROWD AND GET VALLAS VOTERS TO VOTE.

HE DID NOT RESPOND TO MY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THAT IS APPROPRIATE GIVEN THAT WE ARE LIVING IN A TIME WHERE PEOPLE ARE ENGAGING IN ELECTION DENIALISM.

>> THAT IS A DANGEROUS ONE TO GO TO UNLESS THERE IS ACTUAL PROOF OF CHEATING, WHICH THERE IS NOT.

>> IN THAT MEETING, HE WAS STANDING OFF CAMERA.

I DID NOT GET A REMARK ABOUT WHETHER HE THOUGHT THE REMARKS WERE APPROPRIATE.

>> PROSECUTION STAR WITNESS CITY GETS JOB REQUESTS A PEOPLE PUSHED BY THE FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER .

AMANDA, THE DEFENSE SAYS IT IS GOOD OLD FASHION PATRONAGE.

MADIGAN STARTED 50 YEARS AGO .

OF THE RULES CHANGED OVER TIME?

>> BRIBERY HAS ALWAYS BEEN ILLEGAL.

GIVING JOBS IN ADVANCE OF LEGISLATION AND LAWS THAT ENDED UP BENEFITING .

BRIBERY IS ILLEGAL.

INTERESTING , HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE THIS GUY THAT PLAYED IT SO, SO SAFE.

HE DOESN'T SEEM ALL THAT CAREFUL.

SOME FAIRLY BLATANT PANDERING THAT IS PART OF THESE CONVERSATIONS.

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