"Chicago is a working-class city. I think a lot of Daley's policies weren't that different from Rahm's policies, but Daley was a relatable person. Rahm was like a kind of mean guy who had too much coffee, the kind of person who made you anxious and uncomfortable just being around him," Sharkey said. "I think the combination of him really pushing a vision that was all about a global city that was friendly to business, but didn't have much to offer working-class people — combined with a couple of big disastrous headline decisions like closing schools and Laquan McDonald — this was cemented in people's minds, the idea that this was not a mayor for us."