vote. our schools are still broken, and getting worse. we re still the last in employment or business. our neighborhoods are deplorable and we still get the same promises from the democratic party but we don t get any deliverables. fewer republicans have won statewide in illinois wow carrying 20% in chicago. do that, a candidate needs to get a significant portion of the black vote. and meeks can deliver. i stand behind the church of reverend meeks. he s well respected. he can speak to the business community. meeks says what he will not do is preach politics at the pulpit. he has provided rounder a venue to speak. i would hope that i would get a chance to influence a lot of