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Article: Burke will drop mayor bid, likely back Daley
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- December 11, 1988
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Ald. Edward M. Burke (14th) has decided to withdraw as a
Democratic mayoral candidate Monday, according to well-placed
sources.
Burke, 44, who has said from the outset of his two-month mayoral
bid that he might fold his campaign if a stronger candidate emerged,
is likely to endorse Richard M. Daley soon, the sources said.
Since Daley made known his intentions to run last month, Burke's
support has sharply dropped in public opinion polls. A private
Democratic poll showed that Burke's support had fallen into single
digits, sources said. The poll showed him running far behind Daley
and Ald. Timothy C. Evans (4th) and locked in a tight contest with
Mayor Sawyer for third place.
Had Burke ...