Chicago alderman on citizens unhappy with Democrats: 'No longer feeling the love from Uncle Joe'
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Via: texan1211 • 5 months ago • 10 commentsBy: Elizabeth Heckman (Fox News)
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Democratic voters feel this party no longer represents them: Raymond Lopez
Residents' animosity toward the Democratic Party runs deep, according to Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez, who said the anger has only been getting worse due to the growing migrant crisis.
The local Democratic official joined "Jesse Watters Primetime" Monday to discuss how his residents feel about local leaders in the city after activists vowed to make their voices heard during next summer's Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Lopez said the Black community feels abandoned and is "no longer feeling the love from Uncle Joe," as the city continues to try to make room and special accommodations for migrants.
Voters expressed their anger this week at a rally near city hall, with one activist saying Democrats should not expect the 2024 political convention to be "peaceful."
"When you take a group of people that have paid no taxes, can't vote and you put them in front of the voters? We're gonna show you how we feel about the Democratic National Convention. If you think you're gonna have a peaceful Democratic National Convention while our people are starving, stay tuned!" he said.
Another woman declared that she was "done with the Democratic Party."
"Mayor Johnson, Governor Pritzker and President Biden have shown us what they think about the Black community all over this country. … I'd rather deal with a snake that's outed himself in the Republican Party, than a snake that's covered up in the Democratic Party!" she said.
As a result, Lopez described what he has heard from the streets of Chicago.
"What they say about Joe Biden, and indeed the entire Democratic Party as a whole, is that most of the Democratic voters feel as though this party no longer represents them."
Lopez said the Democratic Party moved too far to the left, "while leaving a vast majority of our voting base off in the wilderness with nowhere else to go but to the embrace of the Republican Party." He said voters know what to expect from Republicans, while feeling deceived by Democrats.
"I think what they're worried about is that the Democratic Party vocalizes all kinds of things and then does not deliver, actually does quite the opposite," he told Watters.
Mayor Brandon Johnson recently put the blame for the crisis on his predecessor, Democrat Lori Lightfoot and said right-wing extremists are "going after democratically-ran cities that are led by people of color."
Chicago residents have been speaking out as the city moves forward with plans for a winterized base camp to house migrants in Brighton Park.
Local residents say the city has ignored their concerns of overcrowding and safety, as well as fears that the encampment is being built on contaminated soil.
At least 20,000 migrants have poured into Chicago since August 2022, when many migrants were bused from the southern border states to liberal cities farther north. Efforts have been underway to strip Chicago of its sanctuary city status as some residents sound off about the issue.
In addition to the influx of migrants who lack shelter, an estimated 68,000 Chicago citizens are considered homeless, Fox News Digital reported earlier this month.
FOX 23 reported Chicago is paying nearly $92,000 per month to lease the lot in Brighton Park. That is in addition to a $29 million contract the city signed with GardaWorld in September to build additional migrant camps.
Fox News' Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.
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Ruh-roh. Looks like some Chicago Democrats are definitely waking up to the fact they are getting screwed.
How smart is it for a political party to put immigrants before taxpaying citizens?
Congratulations, Mr. Mayor.
You managed to play both the race card AND the victim card at the same time! Whoo Hoo!
But will HE ever take an iota of responsibility for anything?
Nope that is not the liberal/ Democrat /progressive way.
The Democratic Party has been outed.............................by a fellow Democrat.
Gotta love the irony of people who voted for politicians who don't care about them complaining about Democratic policies.
Is it just me, or does Lopez put off a strong George Santos vibe?
Just you.
After all, Lopez is a Democrat, and aren't they all perfect in every way?
Should be exciting to see riots at the DNC.
Just like old times in Chicago!
It is rather alarming that an influx of 20k or so immigrants could cause so many problems for Chicago.
What would Chicago ever do if they had as many as some cities in Texas get EVERY SINGLE DAY?
"Voters expressed their anger this week at a rally near city hall, with one activist saying Democrats should not expect the 2024 political convention to be "peaceful."
What with the US involved in two wars and all kinds of acrimonious divisions going on in the Democrat party, I fully expect a repeat of the 1968 Dem convention riots
Yep! Me, too!
I guess this shows you can only count on those you court every few years for just so long until they finally realize you aren't doing anything for them.
The 68 Dem Convention was the first one that I paid attention too. My Grandfather, a union card carrying Dem, was very disappointed in Mayor Richard 'Boss" Daley, he thought that the police were too easy on the demonstrators.
Rennie Davis, one of the Chicago Seven was beaten unconscious in Grant Park. Walter Cronkite called the police “thugs” on nightly news after the cops beat Dan Rather on the convention floor.
During SEN Ribicoff, nominating speech for McGovern, he spoke of the Gestapo tactics in the streets of Chicago.
The was reality TV before the term existed.
Might be interesting to see how leading Democrats describe any protesters at their convention.
Won't actually be able to ignore them with national television coverage!