mokbubble2 Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 I think the Harold Washington years, including the primary would be the most interesting. What do you all think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny_raoul Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 one of my class mates at Goddard's MFA program was Washington's Press Secretary/Media Advisor thing wrote a "tell-all" bit of "fiction" about it all. Will, probably, find its way to a bookstore near you soon. the bits he read were as hilarious as they were true, btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz452 Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Interesting Chicago mayoral elections to me would be: 1983 - Washington won with 52% - 48% 1919 - William Hale Thompson won by 3% 1911 - Harrison by 5% 1907 - Busse defeats Dunne by 4% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzzzzzzz Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 I'll make one this weekend if somebody can send me the issues, which I am generally terrible at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokbubble2 Posted October 12, 2005 Author Share Posted October 12, 2005 Casey , I would recommend you tackle one of the Harrison races or maybe even a Daley one, since he is the most famous of mayors. Ill try to tackle the Washington ones, since I hav quite a few sources on the 1980's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokbubble2 Posted October 15, 2005 Author Share Posted October 15, 2005 I have electoral trends finished. I need badly for someone to do the coordinates for the map for me. Then I'd probably be set for the 1980's. I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokbubble2 Posted October 15, 2005 Author Share Posted October 15, 2005 All the Ward information is in. I put each ward as having 60,000 because that was the target, but in reality each one had about one thousand more over or under, but that shoudlnt effect much because it comes down to turnout. Next up is issues. I simulated it as it is now and the results were nearly identical to the real election, although I dont have a map. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokbubble2 Posted October 17, 2005 Author Share Posted October 17, 2005 I have nearly completed a map and have completed ward data for the 1983 primary. Once this is done, the 1983 general election, 87 primary, and 87 general would be easy to do. Right now Im using a map that uses a lot of artistic licenses, becasue on the web I can only find the current ward map. What Im doing is kind of combing the two, using present data for the wards that havent changed much and free hand drawing the old 1980's wards where major changes have occured. If any of you wish to make your own 1980's map or 1990's one for future scenarios Id be most appreciative. Learning more about 1980's Chicago ward politics than I ever wanted to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokbubble2 Posted October 25, 2005 Author Share Posted October 25, 2005 Map is for the most part done and so is the ward information. Anyone remember some big issues from this race? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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