Analyzing the spin of Chicago mayoral candidates
Chicago's skyline is seen from the Guaranteed Rate Field before a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Chicago. Chicago on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, announced a bid to bring the Democratic National Convention that will choose the party's presidential nominee to the city in 2024. The announcement was accompanied by endorsements from top Illinois Democrats, including Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski, File) Associated Press
Analyzing the spin of Chicago mayoral candidates
Chicago's skyline is seen from the Guaranteed Rate Field before a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Chicago. Chicago on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, announced a bid to bring the Democratic National Convention that will choose the party's presidential nominee to the city in 2024. The announcement was accompanied by endorsements from top Illinois Democrats, including Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski, File) Associated Press

From bio ads to attack ads, what messages are Chicago’s mayoral candidates sending to voters? Reset breaks down the spin with political analyst Jason DeSanto and how this might affect who pulls out ahead. Then WBEZ’s Alex Keefe stops by to talk about the People’s Agenda — Chicago residents’ chance to help shape WBEZ’s election coverage and Reset’s mayoral forums on Feb. 7, 8 and 9. 

 GUESTS: Jason DeSanto, a senior lecturer in the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and a Democratic debate strategist 

Alex Keefe, WBEZ engagement editor

Analyzing the spin of Chicago mayoral candidates
Chicago's skyline is seen from the Guaranteed Rate Field before a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Chicago. Chicago on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, announced a bid to bring the Democratic National Convention that will choose the party's presidential nominee to the city in 2024. The announcement was accompanied by endorsements from top Illinois Democrats, including Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski, File) Associated Press
Analyzing the spin of Chicago mayoral candidates
Chicago's skyline is seen from the Guaranteed Rate Field before a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Chicago. Chicago on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, announced a bid to bring the Democratic National Convention that will choose the party's presidential nominee to the city in 2024. The announcement was accompanied by endorsements from top Illinois Democrats, including Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski, File) Associated Press

From bio ads to attack ads, what messages are Chicago’s mayoral candidates sending to voters? Reset breaks down the spin with political analyst Jason DeSanto and how this might affect who pulls out ahead. Then WBEZ’s Alex Keefe stops by to talk about the People’s Agenda — Chicago residents’ chance to help shape WBEZ’s election coverage and Reset’s mayoral forums on Feb. 7, 8 and 9. 

 GUESTS: Jason DeSanto, a senior lecturer in the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and a Democratic debate strategist 

Alex Keefe, WBEZ engagement editor