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TygrBright

(20,763 posts)
2. It's a solid-blue district, as I understand it.
Mon Feb 5, 2018, 02:28 PM
Feb 2018

The only reason this wackadoodle even got on the ballot is no other GOP hopeful was optimistic enough to even try.

But yeah, if there are MAGAts in the district, he'll collar a few votes.

It's what they do.

resignedly,
Bright

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
5. A few vote repub there but solid dem area and The nazi has shunned Rauner & the IL repugs party
Mon Feb 5, 2018, 04:10 PM
Feb 2018

Big news is progressive takes on long time 'family' dem rep .for that particular congressional seat.
His father was the rep there forever before he was

His dem incumbent problem??? Too conservative

This is the Local issues here right now

mopinko

(70,144 posts)
6. it's a weird district.
Mon Feb 5, 2018, 04:24 PM
Feb 2018

some of my dfa friends worked that district a few cycles back, when obama was in the wh. they were working for a challenger to lipinski.
they had people who told them, total strangers at the door, that they were lifetime dems, but didnt like "that n****r in the wh".

it is a mostly lily white area, and those dont happen by accident in chi.
real catholic stronghold, too.

the primary is where the race is, but if the challenger wins, i suspect this whackjob will get too many votes.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
9. Large hisp. Population growing in the area . Takes in far SW city cops and fireman yes plenty in
Mon Feb 5, 2018, 05:01 PM
Feb 2018

white area enclaves but I still do not see them going repug or even the old Eastern European Dems catholic crowd that has heard of nazis in their own history .

If he is not main stream and nazi so he will not even get Tony Pieracas repub crowd in that base to help what's ever left of that imo .
While I would like to see lipinski go yesterday, but yes, there is enough conservative Dems to keep him in ( also his name is lipinski don't think that doesn't matter)
and I guess that's better in congress than any trump voting R but lipinski is not our Dem best in the area
I think his opponent has a chance Hope !

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)
7. Saw that in the theater when it first came out
Mon Feb 5, 2018, 04:41 PM
Feb 2018

The whole audience cheered.

We weren't ambivalent about Nazis, then!

MountCleaners

(1,148 posts)
8. Let's face it
Mon Feb 5, 2018, 04:44 PM
Feb 2018

The white flighters who stick to their white enclaves and who move when POC start moving in aren't ideologically removed from this guy, much as they deny it. They're the reason this guy feels encouraged to run.

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