“Bishop Arthur Brazier is an important man…A Daley aide once described Brazier and other key black clergy to me as ‘surrogate aldermen’ who could be counted on when the actual officeholders couldn’t….So it was revealing to find out that [Ald. Arenda Troutman (20th)] lost Brazier’s support when she moved to hold up a $77 million development in Woodlawn recently. She may survive getting charged with bribery by the feds, and she may not need Brazier’s endorsement to win reelection against a couple of previously unknown candidates, but now that both have happened, I’ve got to think she’s a long shot to hold onto her seat.”
-Mick Dumke, writing today in “Clout City” the Chicago Reader‘s political blog
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