IL-06: Cegelis to speak Apr 16 @ Elk Grove Dems Meeting
We have been working as the Elk Grove Village Township Democracy Club in Cook County Illinois for the past several years to form a group that has some real impact in our area. This has been very...
View ArticleCongressional races 2010, round 2: Illinois, Indiana
The elections are 11 months away, so I am going to start this series again, updating my earlier ones. Summary: Illinois has 19 representatives, 12 Democrats and 7 Republicans. Indiana has 9...
View ArticleThanks for the mojo, Mr. President
If you're like me, then these last few weeks have not been easy. From where I sit, it looked to me like our President got knocked on his ass and might not get up. I was afraid that he had lost his mojo...
View ArticleHouse 2010 Midterms - More than just defense.
Whilst the Massachusetts Senate Special and a series of dodgy house polls have Democrats convinced that the November midterms will be apocalyptic; the fact is that a number of Republican held House...
View ArticleCongressional races 2010, round 3: Illinois
Summary: Illinois has 19 representatives, 12 Democrats and 7 Republicans. Vulnerable are IL-06 (R) esp. if Roskam runs for senate. IL-10 (R) which is now open IL-11 (D) where Halvorsen is a...
View ArticleCongressional races 2010, final update, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas
Summary: Illinois has 19 representatives, 12 Democrats and 7 Republicans. Indiana has 9 representatives: 5 Democrats and 4 Republicans. Iowa has 5 representatives: 3 Democrats and 2 Republicans....
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Stupid Goes Viral: Climate Zombies of AR, IL, MI, NE, ND
They prowl the halls of Congress, moaning for caaasshh. Their stupid has gone viral. And if they win, humanity loses. I'm tracking Climate Zombies: every Republican candidate for House, Senate, and...
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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Republican Rob Cornilles jogs through...
Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here. Leading Off: • OR-01: Republican Rob Cornilles, who doesn't really have much of a...
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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: IL-06, IL-08, IL-10, IL-14 — Joe Walsh...
Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here. Leading Off: • IL-06, 08, 10, 14: That ridiculous string of district numbers is no...
View ArticleIL-06 Canvassing for Coolidge
When NDFA -- Northside (Chicago) Democracy for America -- endorsed Leslie Coolidge for Congress in the 6th CD, it was a gesture of support, not any great hope of winning. The 6th, which has been...
View ArticleIL-06 Canvassing for Coolidge
The hip-replaced canvassing team I was back in the 6th CD (of IL) canvassing for Lisa Coolidge, who is running against Cong. Pete Roskam. A driver from the district and I were given a precinct. I...
View ArticleCongressional Race Ratings: Illinois
As a result of the 2010 Census, Illinois will lose one seat in the United States House of Representatives, going from 19 seats to 18 seats. Since the Illinois General Assembly, which is responsible for...
View ArticleA Partial Win
The vote to reopen the government divided the Republicans into two groups: The ones who were more afraid of a Tea-Party challenge in the primary voted nay. The ones who were more afraid of a Democratic...
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Raising the minimum wage is popular in Republican swing districts, too
Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) could face a real loss of support over the minimum wage. Raising the minimum wage enjoys widespread popularity, as polling of 13 swing congressional districts currently held...
View ArticleMorning Digest: Wisconsin Democrats prepare for another tough race against...
Campaign ActionLeading Off●WI-Gov: GOP Gov. Scott Walker hasn't announced if he'll seek a third term in 2018, though he says he's considering it. While Walker's presidential bid fizzled out well before...
View ArticleVideo: Congressman Peter Roskam Runs From His Constituents in IL-06
Illinois Congressman Peter Roskam has been avoiding public town hall forums for the past six months or so. 400+ constituents from his 6th Congressional District would have liked to have a word with...
View ArticleMorning Digest: Democrat Dan Malloy will not seek a third term as governor of...
Leading Off●CT-Gov: On Thursday, Connecticut Democratic Gov. Dan Malloy announced that he would not seek a third term next year. While Malloy narrowly won re-election during the 2014 GOP wave, he has...
View ArticleI can't believe the DCCC is doing it again.
The DCCC is taking sides in the IL-06 congressional race against Peter rawscum, the current congressmanSome of you might know how he came to the position. The DCCC, then under Rham Emanuel, took sides...
View ArticleMorning Digest: Nervous Republicans flood Montana's House special election...
Leading Off●MT-AL: After their close call with a first-round knockout in Tuesday's Georgia 6th District special election, national Republicans are sounding the alarms ahead of Montana's own May 25...
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Swing Left is celebrating 100 days by expanding into a dozen new House districts
There’s one thing we can agree Trump has achieved in his first 100 days: activating a fired-up resistance movement.In Swing Left’s first 100 days, over 300,000 of us have signed up to take back the...
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