“For the first time a woman, for the first time a black one, for the first time a lesbian elected mayor of Chicago. A vote that will go down in history", says Enrico Mentana. “Chicago makes history,” he says Republic. We're talking about Lori Lightfoot, new mayor of the American city.
Ora, anyone who follows politics in any depth knows well that one of the parties' key strategies for electing "safe" candidates is to present them in the constituencies traditionally close to their symbol. In Italy for example, we know well that for the so-called "red" regions a candidacy in the ranks of the PCI first and of the PDS, DS and PD then meant having an almost certain chance of victory.
It shouldn't even be necessary to point this out, but evidently in certain cases it becomes impossible to move on.
Chicago, look a little, it is a fiefdom of the Democratic Party dal 1931. The last Republican elected is in fact William Hale Thompson, whose term began on 3 November 1927 and finished the same day as 1931. From Anton Cermak onwards, took office as representative of the "blues" on 7 March 1931, the windy city had only democrats as its first citizens.
While Open, Repubblica and Huffington Post celebrate the victory of the "first black and lesbian mayor" (which may also be true from their point of view, let's be clear), they stop to reflect on the fact that his election was decided first and foremost by the party, who nominated the woman in a municipality that was practically already assigned, before popping the champagne and turning every burp into a revolution. Thank you.
(Of Stelio Fergola)
It shouldn't even be necessary to point this out, but evidently in certain cases it becomes impossible to move on.
Chicago, look a little, it is a fiefdom of the Democratic Party dal 1931. The last Republican elected is in fact William Hale Thompson, whose term began on 3 November 1927 and finished the same day as 1931. From Anton Cermak onwards, took office as representative of the "blues" on 7 March 1931, the windy city had only democrats as its first citizens.
While Open, Repubblica and Huffington Post celebrate the victory of the "first black and lesbian mayor" (which may also be true from their point of view, let's be clear), they stop to reflect on the fact that his election was decided first and foremost by the party, who nominated the woman in a municipality that was practically already assigned, before popping the champagne and turning every burp into a revolution. Thank you.
(Of Stelio Fergola)
source – https://oltrelalinea.news/2019/04/03/lori-lightfoot-sindaca-chicago-storico-ma-non-e-vero/
