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== Origin and usage == == Origin and usage ==


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/> 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><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> Former ] chair ] said the 2012 Obama campaign engaged in "classic Chicago-style politics"<ref name=tribune20120720/>


== Reaction == == Reaction ==


"'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 "'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
|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/> |title=Chicago Style |work=]}}</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/>


==See also== ==See also==

Revision as of 19:48, 1 September 2015

This article is about the meme used during the 2008 US Presidential campaign. Not to be confused with Political history of Chicago.

Chicago-style politics was a political meme used in the rhetoric of conservative United States Republican politicians and commentators during the presidential campaigns and presidency of Barack Obama to associate Obama with aspects of political corruption, including bribery, patronage, nepotism, and authoritarianism, in the political history of Chicago, Obama's home town.

Origin and usage

The phrase "Chicago-style politics" originated before May 2008. The term was employed by conservative Republican politicians and pundits. The Speaker of the House, John Boehner (R-Ohio) during a weekly press briefing, said "Chicago-style politics is shutting the American people out and demonizing their opponents". 2012 Republic presidential primary candidate Mitt Romney introduced the phrase into the rhetoric of the 2012 presidential campaign. Former Republican National Committee chair Ed Gillespie said the 2012 Obama campaign engaged in "classic Chicago-style politics"

Reaction

"'Chicago-style politics' is mainly just a way for him to call Obama corrupt without coming out and saying so", according to Jacob Weisberg of Slate, referring to Romney. "'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 Politico. The Chicago Tribune 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."

See also

References

  1. Pierce, Charles P. (May 11, 2013). "The Political De-Branding of America". Esquire. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  2. MacAskill, Ewen (4 June 2010). "Republicans accuse White House of 'Chicago-style politics'". The Guardian.
  3. Silva, Mark (23 October 2009). "Obama's Chicago-style politics:' Boehner". Chicago Tribune.
  4. ^ Secter, Bob; Pearson, Rick (July 20, 2012). "GOP uses association with Chicago against Obama; 'Chicago-style politics' enters lexicon of presidential campaign". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  5. Sweet, Lynn (July 17, 2012). "Romney's 'Chicago-style' attack". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  6. Warren, James (January 6, 2012). "'Chicago-Style Politics at Its Worst'? Fact-Checking Romney's Jab at Obama". Atlantic Monthly. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  7. Weisberg, Jacob (23 July 2012). "Chicago Style". Slate.
  8. Rose, Don (July 30, 2012). "In praise of 'Chicago politics'". Politico. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
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