(AP) — A coalition of black leaders has selected U.S. Rep. Danny Davis as its preferred candidate for mayor of Chicago, but there are no guarantees that the choice will deliver the unity — or the votes — that the group was created to ensure. Davis, who’s been in Congress since 1997, was selected late Friday over three finalists after a two-month process. But the candidates who weren’t selected, including state Sen. James Meeks and former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun, have signaled they’ll continue their plans to run for mayor, even without coalition support. The coalition of black elected officials, business owners and activists has been meeting since Chicago Mayor Richard Daley announced in September that he wouldn’t seek re-election.
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