Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on what might have undermined a potential 2007 JJJ mayoral campaign; how constituents exercise authority over elected officials who don't show up for work; and term limits vs. truly alternative candidates. Length 15.3 minutes.

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Article: "The last of the independents" (AKA "With Jesse Jackson Jr. out of the way, who's left to take on the Man?") (Chicago Reader)