Citadel ditches Chicago for Miami following crime complaints
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Looks like this is the result of Griffin’s Republican challenger he was funding losing out in the polls for the upcoming IL gov election, and deciding to move to where his politics are more welcome.
> Griffin’s decision came as Griffin’s favored gubernatorial candidate, Republican Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, has fallen behind in the polls. Griffin backed Irvin’s bid for the GOP nomination with $50 million. Pritzker is seeking a second term.
My editorial comment: Pritzker is probably the most competent governor IL has seen in a while, and is doing well operating in a deeply challenging environment.
https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2022/06/23/miami-nabs-anothe...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2022/6/21/23177495/abb...
Even if that isn't accurate, crime everywhere is down from 10 or 20 years ago, so why would Citadel move to Miami now instead of moving to Chicago suburbs 20 years ago?
This is likely more about Griffin's politics than about crime, and mentioning crime is itself politically motivated.
1. https://www.areaconnect.com/crime/compare.htm?c1=Chicago&s1=...
We don't just have to believe them, we have to believe the messengers: Citadel and Griffin. Both are prolific liars and manipulators.
But assuming Griffin, Citadel, and Citadel's employees are telling the truth, that they are victimized more than they were before (with some nebulous definition of "before"), we also need to assume that they think they'd be safer in Miami and are eager to move.
You may be right that it's more than politics, but politics seems to be more than enough incentive for Griffin just by itself, and the other reasoning is not very plausible in the first place.
I guess it's a lot of things. Really, there's a strong incentive to go to Miami for a lot of reasons, so when you stack up all the pros and cons, the politics could give Miami a slight edge.