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Old Posted Jan 29, 2015, 6:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Baronvonellis View Post
I got shook down for my vote by 2 goons from Alderman O'conner in Lincoln Square. They spotted me in front of my apartment building and somehow knew my name even though there are 3 units. Then I got a call from someone in his office the next day asking me to vote for him. Machine politics at it's worst, and his shakedown sure didn't motivate me to vote for him. Yuck!!
what exactly did they say to you? how were you "shook down"? did they make any direct or indirect threats to you?
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