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Chicago voters resoundingly rejected Mayor Lori Lightfoot's reelection bid

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Four years ago Mayor Lori Lightfoot swept every corner of the city and won all 50 wards². Tuesday voters rejected reelection bid. Now, the top two candidates head to a runoff election.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Chicago's mayor, Lori Lightfoot, lost her bid for reelection yesterday. She was the city's first Black woman mayor, its first openly gay mayor. And she swept when she won four years ago. Now the top two candidates head to a runoff election. And Lightfoot isn't one of them. From member station WBEZ in Chicago, Tessa Weinberg reports.

TESSA WEINBERG, BYLINE³: A tearful Lightfoot took to the stage Tuesday night, flanked by her wife, Amy, amid cheers of we love Lori.

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UNIDENTIFIED CROWD: (Chanting) We love Lori. We love Lori. We love Lori.

WEINBERG: Four years ago, Lightfoot made history as the first Black woman and openly gay mayor to lead Chicago. But last night, the incumbent⁴ mayor came in third place, well short of the votes she needed in what was a crowded nine-way race. Her opponents slammed Lightfoot for rising crime and her tough negotiating style. But as she conceded, Lightfoot talked of her accomplishments⁵. That included bolstering⁶ development in disinvested neighborhoods, getting guns off the streets and shaking up the status quo of city hall.

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LORI LIGHTFOOT: And you better believe I am grateful that we took on the machine and entrenched⁷ forces that held this city back for far too long.

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WEINBERG: Now the city faces a stark⁸ choice between the top two vote-getters, who will square off in a runoff election. Paul Vallas took the lead Tuesday night. He's the former CEO of the city school district. And he's drawn⁹ the support of the city's business community. Like most cities, Chicago saw a spike¹⁰ in crime amid the pandemic. Vallas is endorsed¹¹ by Chicago's police union and has focused his campaign almost exclusively on promises to make the city safer.

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PAUL VALLAS: Public safety is the fundamental right of every American. It is a civil right.

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VALLAS: And it is the principle responsibility of government. And we will have a safe Chicago.

WEINBERG: Vallas will go head-to-head against Brandon Johnson, a Cook County commissioner¹². He's aligned¹³ with the powerful Chicago Teachers Union and stands far to the left of Vallas' more conservative positions.

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BRANDON JOHNSON: The challenges that are ahead of us, Chicago, we can defeat this structural¹⁴ inequality. We have built a multi-racial, multi-generational movement from one end of the city to the other end of the city. We can build a better, stronger, safer Chicago. And tonight is just the beginning.

WEINBERG: The runoff election is April 4.

For NPR News, I'm Tessa Weinberg in Chicago.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 wards   

区( ward的名词复数 )； 病房； 受监护的未成年者； 被人照顾或控制的状态

参考例句：

• This hospital has 20 medical [surgical] wards. 这所医院有 20 个内科[外科]病房。
• It was a big constituency divided into three wards. 这是一个大选区，下设三个分区。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

5 accomplishments   

n.造诣；完成( accomplishment的名词复数 )；技能；成绩；成就

参考例句：

• It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。
• Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 bolstering   

v.支持( bolster的现在分词 )；支撑；给予必要的支持；援助

参考例句：

• Why should Donahue's people concern themselves with bolstering your image? 唐纳休的人为什么要费心维护你的形象？ 来自辞典例句
• He needed bolstering and support. 他需要别人助他一臂之力。 来自辞典例句

7 entrenched   

adj.确立的，不容易改的(风俗习惯)

参考例句：

• Television seems to be firmly entrenched as the number one medium for national advertising.电视看来要在全国广告媒介中牢固地占据头等位置。
• If the enemy dares to attack us in these entrenched positions,we will make short work of them.如果敌人胆敢进攻我们固守的阵地，我们就消灭他们。

8 stark   

adj.荒凉的；严酷的；完全的；adv.完全地

参考例句：

• The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。
• He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。

9 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

10 spike   

n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效

参考例句：

• The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
• They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

11 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

13 aligned   

adj.对齐的，均衡的

参考例句：

• Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard.务必使搁架与橱柜顶端对齐。

14 structural   

adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的

参考例句：

• The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。