CHICAGO — On the campaign trail, both mayoral candidates paint sweeping visions of a shinier, more prosperous Chicago under their watch.
Brandon Johnson is known to deploy food analogies to explain why he believes the city — which he calls “one of the wealthiest economies in the world” — should invest in its poorest residents.
“What I’ve said repeatedly is that, too often the politics of Chicago, it forces communities to fight over one pie,” Johnson said in a radio interview the day after he made the April 4 runoff. “My philosophy is let’s just make more pies.” The Cook County commissioner has also used cakes, Oreos, grits and salsa for his “there’s enough for everybody” metaphor.
