Some self-proclaimed "experts" say the polling in the 2023 Chicago Mayor election was "off." It wasn't. Polls are not predictions. It's a common misperception, even among those who should know better. For a full analysis, please go to ... illinoispoliticsblog.com/sin… @chicagotribune

Victory Research is back on the radio! At 7:30 this morning, I'm joining @ramblin_ray and @NickGale_WLS on @wlsam890 to talk about polling in the race between @DarrenBaileyIL and @JBPritzker and 2027 Chicago Mayor election between @ChicagosMayor, @Giannoulias, @susanamendoza10, @jkellyformayor, @RepMikeQuigley, @mariapappas, @williewilson and God knows who else. @politicoillinois @nbcchicago @realclearpolitics @

Why be a coward @JDKaPow, why?

Fucking coward @ADreamofWolves

Watching the 4th Cong Dist debate on @FOXChicago. @pattygarcia turns out is a stone cold liar. There have been zero cuts to social security. On the contrary, the Family Taxpayer Relief Act her boss voted against eliminated taxes on millions of senior citizens' social security. Why lie about this?

Victory Research is back on the radio! Had a great time on WLS AM 890 this morning giving analysis on the embryonic Chicago Mayor race. Jomathan Hoenig from the Capitalist Pig was the guest host for Ramblin' Ray Stevens. Give a listen if you can. omny.fm/shows/ray-stevens-sh… @capitalist_pig @wlsam890 @susanamendoza10 @SerafinThom @williewilson

Enough with the guest announcer, @marquee. This is a major league baseball game. Not a campout.

The announcing for this @Cubs game is even more embarrassing than last night. @WatchMarquee do better. @EliseMenaker comparing whatever happened in girls softball to an @MLB game is something that should happen in a broadcast of a A game. Maybe. Not MLB. Embarrassing.

It appears @WatchMarquee can't be taken seriously with @EliseMenaker as the analyst. What qualifications? I prefer someone who can talk about having thrown or hit a 95 MPH or slider, a MLB pennant race, etc. When I know more about baseball than the analyst, it is time to listen to @PatandRon1043.

You were caught lying, @atomicgrace9, why be a coward about it?

The most successful person is almost always NOT the smartest person in the room. Rather, it is usually the most humble person. The most gracious, generous person. The most honest person. The person who made the most mistakes and learned from them. The person who asked the most questions, knowing there is no such thing as a dumb question. Curiosity may have killed the cat, but without it your odds of success are less than a Hail Mary play. The person who put ego in their back pocket, who realizes their truly is no "I" in team. The kindest person, knowing there isn't a single human being alive that doesn't have value and can't be learned from. Being the most successful person is really hard, but not for the reasons most people think. The end. Now let's conquer the world. #SuccessIsNotAccidental

I didn't watch the UFC fight at the White House tonight. But only because I'm not a fan of UFC. Lots of various forms of entertainment have been hosted at the White House forever. Jazz, Opera, Country, even Rap musicians have all done performances at the White House. I'm not a fan of some of those either. But why is one "better" than the other. There are more UFC fans than practically any other sport. It isn't costing the taxpayers anything, it will be nothing but a memory in a few days, so my recommendation is, chill. Get worked up over something real. Not this fake controversy. @ufc @WhiteHouse @ABC @NBCNews @FoxNews @CNN @CBSNews

Why is @blackpantherbabe such a coward? Make ignorant comments and run and hide. Attagirl!

The word "legend" is often overused. Not in this instance. Sam Sianis, long-time owner of the Billy Goat restaurant, died Friday at the age of 91. How many restaurants become the subject of a world-famous skit on Saturday Night Live? One, as far as I can tell. "Cheez Borger, cheez borger, cheeps, no fries." To those of a generation and beyond, everyone knew exactly what place was referred to when these words were spoken. I've been to Billy GOAT, both by the United Center and below Michigan Ave., for literally dozens of political meetings. Until recently, the old guy (whom I didn't know well), could still occasionally be seen behind the bar or at the grill just being Sam, gently barking orders at staff. For someone with such celebrity, he took all that in stride, humbly taking selfies with any tourist (or local) that asked him. His son Paul, who has become a friend, and his brother have managed the franchise (they also have Navy Pier, Wrigleyville, and Lombard locations (and maybe one or two more I'm not aware of), and I helped another son, Tom, get elected Cook County Judge. The Sianis family has given so much back to the community, and their legacy will go on even without their beloved leader. Incidentally, you may know the Sianis family name another way. They were responsible for the (mostly fictional) Cub curse. Legend has it that Sam's Uncle, William Sianis, took his pet goat to Wrigley Field for gane 4 of the 1945 World Series. Apparently, both William and the goat were booted out when the goat began stinking up the joint during a rain delay, causing William to put a curse on the Cubs saying they would never win again until a goat was allowed back in the stadium. Why anyone would believe a goat was ever allowed into a baseball stadium for a World Series game (even in 1945), was always beyond me, but legends are legends. It was all part of the mystique of the place. Though I don't believe in curses, and especially not that silly one, I went to a "Reverse the Curse" ceremony a few weeks before the Cubs "broke the curse" and won the 2016 title. Just old-fashioned fun. RIP, Sam. You did good. Your good works will no doubt live on through several more generations of the Sianis family. #billygoattavern abc7chicago.com/.../sam-sian…

On this day, 161 years ago, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Just five days earlier, the Civil War officially ended when General Robert E. Lee formally surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox. The nation went from euphoria to heartbreak in five days. it is difficult to picture being in those times. Just imagine if social media had been around at that time. The nuts who would have pushed loony-toon conspiracy theories and the even bigger nuts who would have taken to Facebook and X, etc. to celebrate the death of the greatest President in American history and heroify (there's a word) the traitor Booth. Lincoln, a universally beloved figure now, was hardly so when he was alive. He was a deeply complex figure who was put in the right place at the right time by history, as often happens. He was excoriated and deeply hated by his enemies (Booth was merely a symbol of this hate). They really, really didn't like that he was taking their slaves away. During the 1860 campaign and throughout his Presidency, the slave holders spread vicious lies about him, spewed unimaginable garbage about every aspect of his life, and vowed to do any and everything possible to stop him. Sort of reminds one of Politics 2026. I'm going to the capitol city of Springfield tomorrow, and Lincoln will be heavily on my mind, as he is every time I walk the same earth Lincoln walked. @The16thUSPrez @the_allm @Springfield_Ill #abrahamlincoln #LincolnLibrary #springfieldil 📷 history.com John Wilkes Booth shoots Abraham Lincoln | April 14, 1865 | HISTORY

Here is my problem with the big government types. The City of Chicago created the financial disaster for the cab industry, now they want to "fix" the trainwreck they created. Imagine, if you will, a big city that provides a level playing field for both cabbies and ride share drivers to compete for who can provide the BEST service at the LOWEST cost for the consumers. Then imagine the opposite and you have the City of Chicago. The City of Chicago created this problem for cab drivers when Rahm Emanuel conspired to let his brother's company, Uber, come to Chicago and leapfrog the taxi industry, whose owners had paid huge money for their medallions. Now the city wants to compound their errors with providing "relief" for cab drivers. Haven't heard a peep about providing "relief" for the riders. In the new scenario, taxis and ride share drivers will compete to see who can charge the most for the same service. If there is an ass-backward way of doing things, count on the City of Chicago to do it. lnkd.in/gfgQbZha @chicago @wlsam890 @WGNPolitics @RCPolitics @Suntimes @Chicagotribune

Hi Maddie, enjoyed reading you the last four years at the @Suntimes. Congrats on the new gig. I coached @Dodgers AAA player @RyRyThisGuyy briefly in summer ball (he was already an awesome player when he came to me). His baseball journey has been a "long road to Damascus" as it were. He is currently tearing it up. I hope he gets another shot in the show at some point this year. @maddie_m_lee