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Behind the News: Chicago's New Mayor w/ Micah Uetricht

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Brandon Johnson Wins by 2%

He won by 2%. It was called on election night, which a lot of people didn't think it was actually going to be called. Even the mainstream reporting recently has emphasized that this was the path to victory for Brandon Johnson. I imagine no futures traders would be knocking on the door for Paul Valas though. They're much more comfortable writing checks despite the fact that there have been like a financial transactions tax that's been floated as a possibility for years in Chicago.

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