The DCCC is taking sides in the IL-06 congressional race against Peter rawscum, the current congressman
Some of you might know how he came to the position. The DCCC, then under Rham Emanuel, took sides in the democratic primary and spent a million dollars to shaft the local supported progressive candidate Christine Cegelis, the person who ran against Henry Hyde the cycle before. When Hyde retired due to illness and a lack of desire to run another competitive race the seat was open. The DCCC then ignored Christine, actually sabotaged her, and forced on the district Tammy duckworth. You know duckworth. At the time she was new to politics and still not near recovered enough to run a vigorous race. That and she did not live in the district, nor did she run on an anti war platform, she actually parroted bush’s “we’ll stand down as the Iraqis stand up” line and focused on AMT. This was in an area where the democrats at the time were very much anti war. The DCCC then spent another 6 million on the race but lost badly.
Well they are at it again. They are sponsoring another former military hack and pentagon employee who lives an hour away from the nearest part of the district even though there are better local candidates, some who have already run in the district. As an anti war person I just wish the DCCC would stop trying to force military people on this district and update their profile of what they think will work in this district, barring that they should just stay the fuck out of the primary process. If they don't change IL-06 will have a republican like Peter roscam forever.
also, please read this summary from another candidate.
downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/…
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