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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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== Origin and usage == |
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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> The '']'' characterized the refrain as an attempt to discredit Obama through "guilt by geography," saying "...Chicago has seen a goodly share of high- and low-profile officials and operatives shipped off to prison over the decades, and Republicans would like to prod voters into thinking that some of that dirt surely must have rubbed off on Obama."<ref name=tribune20120720/> |
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==See also== |
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==References== |
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