{"id":12227,"date":"2015-04-07T15:17:18","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T20:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=12227"},"modified":"2015-04-07T20:10:07","modified_gmt":"2015-04-08T01:10:07","slug":"voices-from-the-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/voices-from-the-voters\/","title":{"rendered":"Voices from the voters: the issues of the election"},"content":{"rendered":"

On election day, it’s all about the voters. Medill reporters took to the streets to\u00a0gauge poll turnout, find out who’s changed their votes, and see how campaign advertising has impacted Chicagoans.<\/p>\n

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Check out the latest coverage.<\/h1>\n
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\nOnly 28% of registered voters cast ballots by late afternoon on Tuesday<\/a><\/h3>\n

Early voting for the runoff election was 50 percent higher than February\u2019s election, in which there were less than 90,000 early votes.\u00a0Continue reading \u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Social media roundup: Runoff day oddities<\/a><\/h3>\n

With Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Commissioner Jesus \u201cChuy\u201d Garcia forced into a runoff election, many in Chicago took rather creative approaches to get voters to the polls this time.\u00a0Continue reading \u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Campaign advertising seeks to sway minds up to the last minute<\/a><\/h3>\n

Campaign advertisements unabashedly seek to sway your mind as they glorify candidates, nudge opinions and try to cinch the outcome of an election.Continue reading \u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>The evolution of a Chicago runoff<\/a><\/h3>\n

Even though Chicagoans have never experienced a mayoral runoff, they are no strangers to aldermanic runoff elections. Continue reading \u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Voters split on controversial debate question to Garcia<\/a><\/h3>\n

In last week’s debate, the moderator questioned candidate Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia about how he would deal with violence as his own son was once connected to the Chicago gang scene. Voters react. Continue reading \u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Photo at top: Mayor Rahm Emanuel greets Chicagoans at Clark and Lake CTA Station (Adam Banicki\/Medill)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On election day, it’s all about the voters. 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