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Could a Former Activist Unseat Mayor 1%? Rahm Emanuel Faces Chicago Runoff Despite Vast Outspending

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Chicago’s mayoral race is heading to a runoff election after incumbent Rahm Emanuel failed to win 50 percent of the vote. Emanuel raised roughly $16 million, more than four times his challengers combined. Could the second-place challenger, Jesús “Chuy” García, a county commissioner and former immigrant rights activist born in Mexico, defeat the man nicknamed “Mayor 1 Percent”? We are joined by Salim Muwakkil, senior editor of In These Times and host of “The Salim Muwakkil Show” onWVON in Chicago.



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