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Bloomberg
2 days ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Chicago Mayor Struggles to Capitalize on Success Fighting Crime
Chicago is finally getting its crime problem under control, with murders dropping to a decade low, offering a rare piece of good news to Mayor Brandon Johnson. Voters though aren't ready to get behind the beleaguered leader. The first-time mayor has an approval rating of just 26%, with 58% of respondents saying they dislike the way he is handling the job, according to a new poll by the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center and the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation. Johnson's high disapproval rating cuts across all races, ages, income levels and regions of the city, the poll showed.
Bloomberg
2 days ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Chicago's Tumbling Murders Fail to Lift Mayor's Approval Rating
Chicago is finally getting its crime problem under control, with murders dropping to a decade low, offering a rare piece of good news to Mayor Brandon Johnson. Voters though aren't ready to get behind the beleaguered leader. The first-time mayor has an approval rating of just 26%, with 58% of respondents saying they dislike the way he is handling the job, according to a new poll by the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center and the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation. Johnson's high disapproval rating cuts across all races, ages, income levels and regions of the city, the poll showed.
