{"id":1905092,"date":"2023-03-26T13:12:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T17:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dick-durbin-to-endorse-paul-vallas-in-heated-chicago-mayoral-race\/"},"modified":"2023-03-26T13:13:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T17:13:20","slug":"dick-durbin-to-endorse-paul-vallas-in-heated-chicago-mayoral-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dick-durbin-to-endorse-paul-vallas-in-heated-chicago-mayoral-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Dick Durbin to endorse Paul Vallas in heated Chicago Mayoral Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdick-durbin-to-endorse-paul-vallas-in-heated-chicago-mayoral-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1905092&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_78743045\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Chicago mayoral race: Paul Vallas holds lead over Brandon Johnson in latest polls ahead of early voting\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Paul Vallas holds a lead over Brandon Johnson in the polls for the Chicago mayoral runoff election, with indications showing that distinct voting blocs and endorsements could determine the outcome of the race. Vallas, the former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, received 44.9% of the vote among 806 polled voters, with Johnson grabbing 39.1% of the vote. The poll, conducted by Victory Research, recorded that 18% of respondents said they could change their minds prior to Election Day on April 4.\"><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M38S\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-13 21:28:26\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/snapshot\/1261915_th_1678742907.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/sd\/1261915.mp4\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ \"div\": \"Brid_78743045\", \"obj\": {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1261915\"} }); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">S<\/span>enate Majority Whip <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dick-durbin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dick Durbin<\/a> (D-IL) will endorse Paul Vallas in the heated contest for <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago mayor<\/a> in a boost for the moderate Democrat, according to Vallas&#8217;s campaign. <\/p>\n<p>The conflict between Vallas, the former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, and his more democratic competition, Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, loomed heavily in Durbin&#8217;s favor. The second may be presented at the Greek Independence Day Parade in the afternoon, according to Vallas&#8217; system, which <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paulvallas2023.com\/post\/u-s-senator-dick-durbin-to-endorse-paul-vallas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> it on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/bernie-sanders-endorses-brandon-johnson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BRANDON JOHNSON IS ENDORSED BY BERNIE SANDERS IN THE CHICAGO MAYORAL RACE<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Fraternal Order of Police, representatives of the pro-police town council, and other organizations have all given Vallas their support. He has positioned himself as the applicant for law and order and adopted more liberal stances on a variety of problems.<\/p>\n<p>Polls have predicted that the race will be neck-and-neck, but they mostly seem to express Vallas to have a slight advantage over Johnson, who has the support of democratic stars like Sens. Elizabeth Warren( D-MA ) and Bernie Sanders( I-VT ). After no member won an outright majority in the Feb. 28 vote, both candidates are running in a square off on April 4.<\/p>\n<p>One of Illinois&#8217; most well-known officials, Durbin, did not participate in the first round of the president&#8217;s competition. Additionally, he declined to support ongoing Mayor Lori Lightfoot in the 2019 election, which she won after losing the first round of candidacy last month, making her the city&#8217;s first loss since 1989.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Ok.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The other senator from the Land of Lincoln, Sen. Tammy Duckworth( D-IL ), has not supported a candidate. Illinois representatives Jonathan Jackson, Delia Ramirez, Danny Davis, and Jan Schakowsky have entirely supported Johnson in the meantime.<\/p>\n<p>Following Lightfoot&#8217;s fight last month, some Democrats redoubled their efforts to fight crime in advance of the 2024 elections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) will endorse Paul Vallas in the heated contest for Chicago mayor in a boost for the moderate Democrat, according to Vallas&#8217;s campaign. Durbin&#8217;s endorsement loomed large over the battle between Vallas, former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, and his more progressive rival, Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson. 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