Lori Lightfoot claims she ‘misspoke’ by telling voters who don’t support her not to vote

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, D, told South Side voters they shouldn’t be voting at all unless they vote for her re-election, but now she insists she misspoke in the heat of the moment.

During a weekend campaign event in Grand Crossing, the mayor said that anyone from the South Party voting for “someone not called Lightfoot is a vote for Chewie Garcia or Paul Wallas,” referring to her rivals.

U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chui” Garcia and former CEO of Chicago Public Schools Paul Wallas are the other frontrunners in Chicago’s mayoral election.

“If you want them to control your destiny and your destiny, then stay at home,” Lightfoot continued. Then don’t vote.

But after she cast her ballot Monday at Northeastern Illinois University, Lightfoot told reporters she didn’t want to tell voters not to vote.

“If I said anything other than that everyone should vote everywhere, then I misspoke in the heat of the campaign rally,” she said. “But I’ve been very consistent all along, saying that everyone, everywhere, should step up and they should vote the same way I said today.”

However, Lightfoot’s initial comments drew criticism from her opponents as mayor, who accused her of damaging the democratic process.

“This is disqualifying rhetoric for those who hope to lead Chicago, which is a multi-racial and multi-ethnic city,” Garcia said, according to FOX 32.

Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, who is also running for Chicago’s next mayor, said residents deserve “real leadership” and are ready to “turn the page” with a new mayor elected.

“Lori Lightfoot telling residents not to vote unless they vote for her shows that she cares more about keeping power for herself than about empowering communities or doing something for the people of our city.” he said.

Another contender, philanthropist Willie Wilson, called Lightfoot’s words “delusional, divisive, dangerous and disappointing”.

Activist Ja’Mal Green, another mayoral candidate, tweeted that Lightfoot was “demonstrating desperation.”

“I just showed this to a busload of new voters and the video made them more motivated than ever to vote against Lightfoot today,” he wrote.

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