Although Rahm Emanuel is campaigning for a second term in the upcoming elections in Chicago, the current scenario does not hold many hopes for him. The campaign is threatened from a short of votes from the majority of the population of the place. The black neighborhoods of Chicago have been acquainted with Emanuel’s ways over the four year period of his office term. Evidence suggests he has attracted a lot of criticism to expect a successful election this term.
In 2011, Emanuel was elected as the Mayor of Chicago based on the strong support he received from President Barrack Obama. At the time, the black neighborhood did not know the man and his were unfamiliar with his ways. Emanuel had been a member of the Congress that represented mostly the white side of the place. Nevertheless, he had the inspiring support from President Obama, who believed he could be an efficient chief of staff in the White Staff. The result was Emanuel winning the vote from every black resident of the town in the last election.
However, history is unlikely to repeat this time. Emanuel is likely to be resented by the black neighborhood that forms one-third of the entire population of Chicago. It is not unexpected that the speculations are so overwhelmingly suggesting this outcome. During his term, Chicago’s minority side witnessed the closing of as many as 50 public schools, raising the fury of the teachers’ union. For the first time in around five decades, the Chicago Teacher Union called out a strike in protest.
Emanuel’s term also saw a surge in number of killings, with over 500 homicide cases in a year. The homicides and killings were sadly more in the South and West Sides that forms the black neighborhood.
As Emanuel stands to compete against four other lesser popular candidates, he could be the first mayor to experience an April runoff.