Poll: Daley's Approval at 16-Year Low

[brooklynite]

CHICAGO - Allegations of corruption at City Hall have sent Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's job approval rating to its lowest level since he became mayor in 1989, according to a new poll. Only 53 percent of the registered voters polled said they approved of the job Daley was doing and less than half of them said they would like him to run again for mayor, according to a Chicago Tribune/WGN-TV poll of 700 registered voters in Chicago.

Thirty-nine percent of voters would prefer that Daley not run for a fifth term, the Tribune reported in Sunday editions.

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Can someone in Chicago give me a breakdown of how serious this is? I'd hate to see another Blue city pick a Red mayor because of corruption allegations or simple fatigue.

[pmbryant]

1. Chicago hasn't had a GOP mayor in many, many decades

If this is Daley's low point, he's still quite safe. And even if he isn't safe, only another Dem could replace him. Unless Chicago politics takes a very drastic turn.

--Peter

[brooklynite]

2. NYC hadn't had a Republican since Fiorello LaGuardia...

in 1945, until Rudy Giuliani stepped up at a time of disenchantment with the Democratic incumbent.

[Moriarty]

3. A Chicago Republican

is someone who registers Democrat and votes for the white guy. I wouldn't worry about having a Republican mayor in Chicago anytime soon.