A local primary election to look out for

[Call_me_jorge]

If you live in the Chicago area or Illinois, make sure to be keeping up with the 3rd congressional district primary race on the democratic side. Marie Newman is challenging incumbent Dan Lipinski for the democratic nomination, and she NEEDS to beat him. Lipinski is quite possibly the most GOP democrat in Congress today and has lost his capability of listening to his constituents. He’s a career politician and he originally got in office in a hand me down fashion, since his father had the seat prior to him. Marie Newman is pro-lgbt, choice, liberal financially and will bring change to congress. Dan Lipinski is against all those things mentioned, he’s voted on bills that were against abortion, the lgbt community, and he voted against Obamacare. The term Newman is using is Dump Dan and I think we all need to Dump Dan.

[Liza's Headband]

I think you'd be taken more seriously if you finally learned how to write coherently. 

[Call_me_jorge]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-dan-lipinski-catholic-prolife-marie-newman-20180312-story,amp.html

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-dan-lipinski-marie-newman-congress-20180312-story,amp.html

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bernie-sanders-endorses-marie-newman-in-fight-for-dan-lipinski-seat/amp/

https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/552599/

 

[uncageg]

Liza's Headband said: "I think you'd be taken more seriously if you finally learned how to write coherently."

I took it seriously and think it was very coherent.

 

[amaklo]

Don't get me wrong, I agree with Newman 100%. But I don't know anything about your district. Can Newman beat the Republican if she gets the nomination?  Are the voters progressive enough to go for her, or will standing on principle mean a Democratic seat goes Republican? 

I live in SW PA, and you may have heard about our special election yesterday, where the Democrat overcame a 20+ point Trump advantage to win the seat (officially the election hasn't been called yet since its very close, but only a few absentee ballots haven't been counted and not enough for the Repub to make up the difference).  He may not be as progressive as you or I would prefer, but he would have lost running on Newman's platform, and we'd now be stuck with another Trump clone.

 

[Call_me_jorge]

District three is very liberal. There’s hardly any major republican candidates, and the one who is running is a straight up nazi and isn’t getting any support from his party. I think people have only voted for Lipinski thus far, because they don’t know any better.
An interesting fact about this district, Bernie beat Hilary in the democratic primary here. So I think it’s very possible Marie can beat the blue dog that is Lipinski.

Lipinski may have gotten the support from the DCCC, but it should be noted it took them an unusual amount of time to endorse him and other representatives in the area have opted to endorse Newman over Lipinski. 

Its looking to be a very tight race and I’m just super grateful that someone even had the guts to call out Lipinski on his lies. If she doesn’t win, I’m sure this will cause Lipinski to be more proactive with his constituents.

[javero]

amaklo wrote: "He [Conor Lamb] may not be as progressive as you or I would prefer, but he would have lost running on Newman's platform, and we'd now be stuck with another Trump clone."

That hearkens back to Tip O'neill's assertion that all politics is local.  Interestingly, the recently striking teachers of West Virginia said "no thanks" to their offers of Bernie Sanders, Tom Perez and the other usual suspects to helicopter in for photo ops. 

[markypoo]

Lipinski's considerable constituency will do everything possible - and then some - to get the vote out.
This could very well be an upset, but then again...

[Call_me_jorge]

The latest poll had Newman behind Lipinski by 2 points and that was before Bernie announced his support of Newman. I think it’s very possible Newman can get across the finish line. Nearly everyone I know in high school/College who are voting have are supporting newman. This race is going to change D3.

[Call_me_jorge]

Vice News Tonight had a story on this race last night. I think this race is a much bigger deal than people are making it out to be. When Marie Newman wins, it will signal its times up for the entire democratic establishment. Including Nancy and Chuck and even in Illinois politics like Mike Madigan. It will also signal the party has no room for those who are against abortion and lgbt rights.

[Call_me_jorge]

If anyone else is watching the results, it’s a TIGHT race. I’m getting worried a bit.

update: she just took the lead, with 65 precincts left to report.

another update: it was tabulation error and is still behind.... argh

[Call_me_jorge]

“I want Mr. Lipinski to have a very painful evening.” God I love this woman. She may not be beating him(this primary), but she sure knows how to whip his ass. What a great camp. from start to finish.

[markypoo]

Apparently, it's Lipinski.