* We Ask America…

* Approve/disapprove of Mayor Emanuel’s job performance since taking office…

* “Would be more likely, or less likely to support a candidate if he or she were handpicked by Mayor Emanuel as his successor?”…

More likely to support 21% Less likely to support 45% No difference 33%

Conducted September 4, 2018 of 1,128 likely voters. MoE ±3 percent.

* From the pollster…

Voters are showing preferences, although our educated guess is that few are locked in to their choices.

Garry McCarthy had the strongest showing, albeit at a 17 percent clip—followed closely by Willie Wilson and Paul Vallas.

Candidates not listed in the results were lumped together in the OTHER CANDIDATE option.

Mayor Emanuel’s job approval rating was a split decision—a phenomenon probably attributable to his announcement that he would not seek re-election. A more significant finding can be found in the question pertaining to the possibility of him backing a ‘hand-picked’ successor. Nearly 79 percent said he would either have no effect or a negative effect on whether or not voters would support him or her.

The big names added to the mix (Toni Preckwinkle, Susana Mendoza, Bill Daley) barely blipped the radar screen.