Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon4Chicago Johnson's surprise win over more centrist Democrat PaulVallas has provided the Democratic Party's left wing with a victory after a string of policy defeats under POTUS.
As Biden continues to make overtures to more liberal Democrats, his return to more centrist positions, particularly concerning crime, energy, and immigration, helps him appeal to as many voters as possible before a likely reelection campaign. But his balancing act puts pressure on his relationship with those members to his political left.One more liberal Democratic strategist encouraged her party to embrace the term"progressive" after Johnson's win.
"'Progressive' is not a bad word," the strategist said."Sometimes Democrats maybe get a little bit more afraid of it than they should." Johnson, a little-known Illinois county commissioner and former Chicago public school teacher who was supported by the city's powerful teachers unions, overcame a fundraising disadvantage against Vallas, the onetime Chicago Public Schools CEO and city budget director, 51% to 49%, or 16,000 votes. Their race was largely defined by their respective approaches to crime, with Johnson contending with past comments he made about defunding police departments.
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