“In the simplest of terms, the novel and fluid political climate makes this election a choice between those who hope for change and those who fear change,” David Moberg writes in 1983 in the article “Guide for the Perplexed.” Moberg covers the race for mayor between Bernard Epton and Harold Washington. It was a battle between a candidate closely connected to the Chicago political machine and a liberal reform candidate. Sound familiar?
Moberg outlines the ways each candidate handled their campaign and talks to Chicago voters about which way they’re leaning.
Less than a week after the article ran, Washington was elected as the city’s first African-American mayor.
