Post by Logan on Mar 17, 2016 0:26:45 GMT -6
The chant started moments before Democratic state's attorney candidate Kim Foxx took the stage to claim victory Tuesday night.
"Two down, one to go," began a small group of young supporters.
The two down? State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, freshly dumped by primary voters, and former Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, fired in the fallout of the Laquan McDonald police shooting scandal.
"Two down, one to go! Two down, one to go!" the chant quickly grew louder, spreading within seconds and echoing across the Wolf Point Ballroom inside the downtown Holiday Inn overlooking the Chicago River.
The one to go? Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Read more: www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-election-met-0317-20160316-story.html
"Two down, one to go," began a small group of young supporters.
The two down? State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, freshly dumped by primary voters, and former Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, fired in the fallout of the Laquan McDonald police shooting scandal.
"Two down, one to go! Two down, one to go!" the chant quickly grew louder, spreading within seconds and echoing across the Wolf Point Ballroom inside the downtown Holiday Inn overlooking the Chicago River.
The one to go? Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Read more: www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-election-met-0317-20160316-story.html