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    Democrats place big bet on Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson by tapping Chicago for ’24 convention

    CHICAGO — Democrats, led by President Joe Biden, are making a big bet on Brandon Johnson. They’re betting the Chicago that delegates and reporters pour into for their national presidential nominating convention in August 2024 will be helmed by a progressive, labor-friendly mayor whose policies are making the city a better place. They’re betting Johnson can help them tell a multicultural, ...
    by John Byrne and Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune Apr 18, 2023 5 minutes
    J.B. Pritzker have a laugh as Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a news conference April 12, 2023, to celebrate Chicago's selection as the host for the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

    CHICAGO — Democrats, led by President Joe Biden, are making a big bet on Brandon Johnson.

    They’re betting the Chicago that delegates and reporters pour into for their national presidential nominating convention in August 2024 will be helmed by a progressive, labor-friendly mayor whose policies are making the city a better place.

    They’re betting Johnson can help them tell a multicultural, multigenerational Democratic story that their geriatric presidential nominee can use as a springboard to energize young voters and win four more years in the White House.

    And they’re betting their made-for-TV bash will go off without a hitch in a city that has a spotty record throwing these shindigs and a national reputation for violent crime that Republicans are certain to try to exploit.

    Mayor-elect Johnson did little of the heavy lifting to woo Democrats

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