One week away from Chicago's mayoral election, LoriLightfoot's polling performance leaves her a distant second. She's recently come under fire nationally as criticism continues to roll in for her responses to immigration, education, and crime.
A poll from Victory Research shows that Paul Vallas, the former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, is leading the top five candidates with 22%. Lightfoot is in second with 17.1%, followed by Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson. Rep. Jesus"Chuy" Garcia made it in the top five, and the remaining candidates did not receive double digits.
"I think Paul has solidified himself as the front-runner in the race with his message of law and order," Rod McCulloch, a pollster at Victory Research, told ABC Chicago."It appears, unless something changes, that Paul Vallas will be in the runoff with someone. I don't know who that is. Lots of candidates are close enough to be there."
"Obviously it's meant to have some sort of a political impact in Chicago, but it certainly raises the questions again about whether Vallas is a trustworthy candidate, whether as he claims he's a lifelong Democrat," the Illinois representative said while campaigning on the North Side on Friday.
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