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Carl Segvich’s attitude toward John Daley and his older brother the mayor can only be classified as loathing, if not obsession, and over the last few years he’s run a series of suicide campaigns against them and their allies. In 2003 Segvich lost an unwinnable race against 11th Ward alderman James Balcer, who shares an office with John Daley; in 2004 he fell 40 votes short in a challenge against the ward’s silent and inactive GOP committeeman, George Preski (whose wife is an aide for the Chicago Board of Elections); in 2006, Segvich took on John Daley for county commissioner and, as expected, got crushed; and last year he lost another bout with Balcer.
So what exactly have you gotten yourself into with this job?I’ve gotten myself into a great opportunity to expose corruption. I’ve gotten myself into a great opportunity to just give a hell of a political competition to John and Rich Daley. I’m now responsible for promoting conservative candidates up and down the ballot, from dogcatcher to state senator to president. I have to give people the support to say it loud and proud: we are against Daley.
Have you heard anything from the 11th Ward Democratic organization since you won?Not a word.
