Lightfoot reflected on what went wrong for her campaign, as well what she hopes will be her legacy.
Lightfoot winded down her term in office, and in her only local TV interview since the election, publicly opened up about the election for the first time.Lightfoot winded down her term in office, and in her only local TV interview since the election, publicly opened up about the election for the first time.
"Well, I think there were a variety of reasons. You know, again, I don't spend a lot of time looking in the rearview mirror," Lightfoot said.When asked if anything could've changed the election's outcome, Lightfoot said, "Yeah. Three-to-four thousand more votes across Black Chicago. That's a difference-maker."and the escalating violence that ensued as factors in her election loss.
Lightfoot brushed off the notion that her reputation of having a combative leadership style turned voters off, and that if she had tried to come across as more likable, the election outcome may have been different.
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