Cook County Toni Preckwinkle talks influence in Chicago politics
CHICAGO – When the Bring Chicago Home effort failed at the ballot box last month, and the more progressive Democratic candidate for Cook County State's Attorney lost, some wondered if Chicago's political winds were changing.Not so fast, though, at least according to the head of the Cook County Democratic Party, Toni Preckwinkle.The president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners downplayed her political grip.
'Reporter: 'But are you someone who can make or break careers? That seems to be what indicated, what Kim Foxx has indicated over time, that you really have the muscle here.'Preckwinkle: 'I try to support good candidates. I always have, since I was 16 years old.'Despite regularly rubbing elbows with some of the most powerful political figures, she laughed off questions of her political muscle.
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