Congressman Washington divides the opposition, and conquers
When Harold Washington went to city hall last month to film a television commercial for his mayoral bid in Chicago's Democratic primary, he found his crew unceremoniously ejected from the building by police for failing to have a film permit. It was an incident typical of his campaign. Running for office in a city known for its deep racial divisions and financially outflanked by more than 10 to 1, Washington was the decided underdog. His opponents in the three-way race were Incumbent Jane Byrne, a protegee of...
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