{"id":4352,"date":"2016-02-06T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-02-06T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=4352"},"modified":"2016-02-05T14:02:19","modified_gmt":"2016-02-05T19:02:19","slug":"chicagos-unofficial-primary-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicagos-unofficial-primary-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago\u2019s Unofficial Primary Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Who wins?<\/h6>\n<p>The Illinois Primary isn\u2019t until March 15<sup>th<\/sup>, but with all the hype surrounding the Iowa Caucus and other upcoming Primary elections, we just couldn\u2019t wait to get in on the fun.<\/p>\n<p>The actual Prairie State Primary has a set of unique rules where voters select from a list of delegates instead of the actual candidates\u2026 but we\u2019re not gonna do that. Partially because that\u2019s just kinda dumb, but mostly because there\u2019s no need to make it so complicated on an internet entertainment site.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the Democrat vs. Republican races, we\u2019re also taking it all the way to the presidential election, because why not. Let\u2019s see who Chicago thinks will make the best president.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re listing parties and candidates strictly by alphabetical order, so don\u2019t freak if your choice is listed last. That\u2019s why.<\/p>\n<p>While we\u2019re on the subject, try to tone down the filibusters and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caning_of_Charles_Sumner\" target=\"_blank\">Congress cane beatdowns<\/a> in the comments section. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.<\/p>\n<p>[total-poll id=4399]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[total-poll id=4400]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[total-poll id=4407]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who wins? 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