Mayoral election: What Shaw and Emanuel bring to the table

Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on demographic shifts on the Southeast Side; what qualifies someone to hold the mayor's office; and "strong mayor" as code for "white mayor". Length 5.2 minutes standard, 18.9 minutes premium.

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