“A lot of people say, ‘Oh there are so many people in the race. It’s so confusing.’ But this is a democracy, and competition is a really good thing,” Lightfoot said Monday as she filed her petitions. “All of us should be tested by the voters. All of us should be compelled to articulate a vision forward, and that’s what this city needs. We have been under the yoke of a machine and the status quo for way too long.”