Chicago voters last week re-elected potato-shaped Mayor Richard Daley to a third term. That in itself was hardly a surprise: Daley (TIME cover. March 15) was figured to be a sure winner from the start. But surprise the election brought, nonetheless: though the mayor chirruped about his "overwhelming victory." his margin was narrow by Chicago standards.
Daley got 55.6% of the votes, beating Republican Benjamin Adamowski by 137,531. Against a formidable opponent that would have been a creditable showing, but not against Adamowski. An exDemocrat who had been a notably unsuccessful state's attorney, Adamowski had a sure-loser aura about him....
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