I really don’t want my Alderman to be a grease monkey/carwash attendant or a room mother. If Kathy isn’t running again, I think we deserve a professional like Roman. I’ve never heard of Homan, so I can’t make an opinion on her.

Run, Judi, Run! Looking forward to voting for you.

Whoever has the backing of the Slay organization will have an even bigger than usual advantage this time, because two candidates who have crossed swords with the mayor or the organization will split the anti-organization vote. Vaccaro has unsuccessfully opposed the Slay organization candidate several times in the past, including a loss to Hanrahan. Mayor Slay became mayor by unseating Roman’s former boss, Clarence Harmon.

The mayor’s father has been committeeman since 1964, when he was the insurgent outsider who unseated incumbent Bill Sommers.

A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client.

So, too, campaign consultants - who tells them no?

As a political consultant, I can tell you that some of the worst clients are those that think they know what they are doing. This includes community organizers, near-do-wells who have run in but never won a contest, and armchair political observers. Those that are easiest to work with are those that have won elections but are still willing to listen to advice, and those without any experience and listen completely to their advisers. So, if Roman, with her immense experience is willing to use that experience, but also be open to new ideas, she will have the best chances of winning.