good evening, trace. a real surprise to be sure. just four years ago, lori lightfoot win every word in the runoff and made history becoming the first black and openly gay female mayor and the city s history. he s on her way to becoming the first windy city mayor to his reelection in about 40 years. paul vallas, with more than 30 percentage points. he will advance the runoff. he was billed as a tough on crime candidate, and he also has the backing of the city police union. he s expected to face brandon johnson, the current county commissioner, former schoolteacher has the endorsement of the chicago teachers union, and as you see, just about 20% of the vote going his way. lori lightfoot, meanwhile, who famously tingled with the teachers union, came in third with just more than 16% of the vote. we will have a safe chicago. we will make chicago the safest city in america. [cheers and applause] no matter where you live, no matter what you look like, you deserve to have a bet
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casual is way too casual for some. that s why on a wedding invitation the tell you how to dress. it s one of those things because you look at this and you say, they do ask you how to dress. that s fair. right? sometimes they say black tie. if you re told how to dress, that s a concern. and jack says relax dress codes have harmed society and formality leading to a decline in etiquette, and says the englishman over there as an englishman, i live by dress codes. my 13-year-old son does not get in the kitchen for dinner unless he s wearing a tuxedo. [laughter] trace: joe, and never go to church in shorts, t-shirt, or flip-flops, but back in the day they did wear sandals. i think he speaking of the primary subjects of open go back in the day at church. [laughter] how far back in the day? trace: this is one of those things where some of he said, i m going to take you out to dinner, and they show up and
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