Mayoral News Roundup: Vote Plaster Caster

By Chuck Sudo in News on Nov 1, 2010 2:30PM

There'll be no rest for political wonks after tomorrow's general election, as they'll go straight from filing their post-mortems to prognosticating the upcoming mayoral election. Some of them already have.

Carol Marin, reminding Sun-Times readers that there's no such thing as a definitive "no" in politics, speculated yesterday that a Pat Quinn victory could have Attorney General Lisa Madigan reconsidering running for Mayor. Marin, like many of us, sees the tumbleweed of prospective mayoral candidates dropping out like flies as the Countdown to Rahmageddon nears and believes only a Madigan candidacy can stop us from moving from one Elective Majesty to another. Madigan already has $8 million in cold hard cash in her campaign war chest and, given her supporters and network, could easily raise the funds necessary to make the mayoral campaign a two-horse race. Furthermore, running for Mayor could distance Lisa Madigan from the toxicity of her father, state House Speaker Michael Madigan, and further cement her current status among voters as someone who thinks and acts independently of her father.

Alderman Bob Fioretti is considering pulling his name out of contention, citing an undisclosed health concern.Fioretti has promised to give the media a definitive answer "no later than Wednesday."

As local influential African Americans are narrowing their choices of a consensus candidate to Carol Moselely Braun and Larry Rogers, Jr., differences in the Hispanic community are making it harder for a candidate to emerge that that community can get behind. The two notable Hispanic candidates are City Clerk Miguel del Valle and former Gerry Chico.

'Course, some of you may find all these candidates to be, um, dicks. So maybe you can get behind a left-field candidate who knows all about them. Cynthia Albritton, known most famously as "Cynthia Plaster Caster," announced last week that she was planning a mayoral run, which could make her the head of the "That's What She Said" party. Right now, Plaster Caster, whose platform is that of "an everyday citizen that is sick and tired of seeing the problems of our city escalate," is planning a campaign rally for 9 p.m. Friday at Jackhammer's (6406 N. Clark St.).