The Worst Mayor in America
13th January 2025
After Lori Lightfoot was voted out of the mayor’s seat in Chicago following her calamitous tenure, I dearly hoped that the residents of Chicago had come to their senses about progressive mayors and would vote for someone who had some understanding of fiscal responsibility and the role of a big city mayor.
It was not to be.
The mayoralty of Brandon Johnson has been, to say the least, a disaster. Witnessing his rejection by boards, committees and the residents of
That would be a good idea for an annual contest: Worst Mayor in America. Of course, it would always be won by a Democrat from either New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, or San Francisco. (Maybe cameo appearances from Seattle, Portland, or Detroit.)