Joe Moore, the 49th Ward alderman, stood to Del Valle’s side, looking out at everyone who constituted “us” at that time: the chanting neighborhood residents, union members, and public officials—including Cook County clerk David Orr and U.S. reps Jan Schakowsky and Jesse Jackson Jr.—rallying for Moore’s reelection bid.
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Moore had been so busy looking out for the interests of the poor, the voiceless, and the regular “neighborhood folk” that he hadn’t done a good enough job of getting people to the polls in February, Del Valle said. “It is essential that every single individual who is registered to vote, who can cast a vote, will come out and vote on election day so that this ward ends up sending a clear message to the rest of the city of Chicago that we have a quality alderman who takes principled positions and will be supported in the future when he takes principled positions.”
