Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is once again the subject of a tsunami of criticism after she suggested at a campaign rally that the city’s Black residents should either vote for her, or not vote at all in the upcoming municipal election.
Wilson said that the comments could be a form of “voter suppression,” and urged all candidates to condemn Lightfoot’s remarks.“Comments like these are an affront to democratic process, where each person’s voice is heard at the ballot box,” he said in a statement. “Lori’s desperation is showing, as reality sets in and her campaign crumbles. The people of Chicago are too smart to be played by her rhetoric of fear.
“Lori Lightfoot telling residents not to vote unless they vote for her shows that she cares more about maintaining power for herself than empowering communities or getting things done for the people of the city,” he said in a statement. “But Chicagoans deserve real leadership and solutions for a better, safer and stronger city.”
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