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{{about-distinguish|the meme used during the 2008 US Presidential campaign|Political history of Chicago}} |
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'''Chicago-style politics''' was a political ] used in the ] of conservative ] politicians and commentators during the ] and presidency of ] to associate Obama with aspects of ], including ], ], ], and ], in the political ], Obama's home town. |
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The phrase "Chicago-style politics" originated before May 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Political De-Branding of America |first=Charles P. |last=Pierce |authorlink=Charlie Pierce |publisher=] |url=http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/chicago-style-politics-4810720 |accessdate=2014-04-14 |date=May 11, 2013}}</ref> The term was employed by conservative Republican politicians and pundits.<ref name=MacAskill>{{cite news |last=MacAskill|first=Ewen |date=4 June 2010 |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/04/colorado-andrew-romanoff-democrats-senate |title=Republicans accuse White House of 'Chicago-style politics' |work=The Guardian}}</ref> The ], ] (]-]) during a weekly press briefing, said "Chicago-style politics is shutting the American people out and demonizing their opponents".<ref name=Silva>{{cite news |last=Silva |first=Mark |date=23 October 2009 |url=http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/10/obamas_chicagostyle_politics_b.html |title=Obama's Chicago-style politics:' Boehner |work=]}}{{dead link|date=April 2014}}</ref> ] ] introduced the phrase into the rhetoric of the 2012 presidential campaign.<ref name=tribune20120720>{{cite news |work=] |title=GOP uses association with Chicago against Obama; 'Chicago-style politics' enters lexicon of presidential campaign |date=July 20, 2012 |first1=Bob |last1=Secter |first2=Rick |last2=Pearson |accessdate=September 1, 2015 |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-07-20/news/ct-nw-chicago-politics-20120720_1_chicago-style-politics-chicago-politics-chicago-campaign-event}}</ref> Former ] chair ] said the 2012 Obama campaign engaged in "classic Chicago-style politics"<ref name=tribune20120720/> |
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== Reaction == |
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"'Chicago-style politics' is mainly just a way for him to call Obama corrupt without coming out and saying so", according to ] of '']'', referring to Romney.<ref name=ChicagoStyle>{{cite news |last=Weisberg |first=Jacob |authorlink=Jacob Weisberg |date=23 July 2012 |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/the_big_idea/2012/07/mitt_romney_s_campaign_is_attempting_to_link_barack_obama_to_the_corruption_of_chicago_style_politics_of_a_different_era_.html |
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|title=Chicago Style |work=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Romney’s ‘Chicago-style’ attack |first=Lynn |last=Sweet |authorlink=Lynn Sweet |date=July 17, 2012 |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=news/140146F8419EE6D8&rft_id=info:sid/infoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=C23BE832E46446E3AEC1CCAEBDEAF5AE |accessdate=September 1, 2015 |newspaper=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Chicago-Style Politics at Its Worst'? Fact-Checking Romney's Jab at Obama |first=James |last=Warren |authorlink=James Warren (journalist) |date=January 6, 2012 |url=http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/01/chicago-style-politics-at-its-worst-fact-checking-romneys-jab-at-obama/250993/ |publisher=] |accessdate=2014-04-28}}</ref> "'Chicago-style politics'...seems to have become a generic insult for just about any politics one disagrees with", wrote Chicago-based political consultant and columnist Don Rose in '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0712/79131.html |title=In praise of 'Chicago politics’ |first=Don |last=Rose |publisher=] |accessdate=2014-04-28 |date=July 30, 2012}}</ref> |
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