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Chicago mayor's race heats up with attack ads that blast a 'wealthy lawyer' and city 'machine' polit
Source: Chicago Tribune
Chicago mayor's race heats up with attack ads that blast a 'wealthy lawyer' and city 'machine' politics
By Juan Perez Jr. and Rick Pearson
Chicago Tribune
MARCH 1, 2019, 7:55 PM
Mayoral candidates Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle intensified days of sniping after Tuesday’s election with dueling campaign ads that will hit airwaves this weekend.
Lightfoot’s spot recounts her campaign’s call for change and rails against the city’s “machine” politics. An attack ad from Preckwinkle, released just hours after her rival’s camp unveiled its six-figure television buy, blasts Lightfoot’s legal career.
The 30-second commercials unveiled Friday suggest Chicago is in store for a heated campaign as two African-American rivals charge toward an April 2 electoral showdown.
Both women are competing for endorsements and campaign cash in a newly narrowed field. Getting on the air is a critical step for the candidates to re-establish their political identity or highlight their opponent’s weaknesses
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By Juan Perez Jr. and Rick Pearson
Chicago Tribune
MARCH 1, 2019, 7:55 PM
Mayoral candidates Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle intensified days of sniping after Tuesday’s election with dueling campaign ads that will hit airwaves this weekend.
Lightfoot’s spot recounts her campaign’s call for change and rails against the city’s “machine” politics. An attack ad from Preckwinkle, released just hours after her rival’s camp unveiled its six-figure television buy, blasts Lightfoot’s legal career.
The 30-second commercials unveiled Friday suggest Chicago is in store for a heated campaign as two African-American rivals charge toward an April 2 electoral showdown.
Both women are competing for endorsements and campaign cash in a newly narrowed field. Getting on the air is a critical step for the candidates to re-establish their political identity or highlight their opponent’s weaknesses
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Read more: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-chicago-mayors-race-preckwinkle-ad-lightfoot-20190301-story.html
