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brooklynite

(94,598 posts) Tue Apr 26, 2016, 10:24 PM Apr 2016

Philadelphia Congressman Chaka Fattah defeated in re-election bid (PA-2)

Losing to State Rep. Dwight Evans.

The corruption indictment probably helped...

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Philadelphia Congressman Chaka Fattah defeated in re-election bid (PA-2) (Original Post) brooklynite Apr 2016 OP

I voted for Evans. nt onehandle Apr 2016 #1

That's ironic RandySF Apr 2016 #2

Democrats don't suffer crooks gladly meow2u3 Apr 2016 #3

This tends to be true, about us anyway. Hortensis Apr 2016 #5

I voted for Evans as well... PCIntern Apr 2016 #4

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

1. I voted for Evans. nt

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 10:25 PM

Apr 2016

RandySF

(58,911 posts)

2. That's ironic

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 10:28 PM

Apr 2016

Didn't he beat Gus Savage in 1992 after HE was indicted?

meow2u3

(24,764 posts)

3. Democrats don't suffer crooks gladly

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 10:58 PM

Apr 2016

We vote them out, unlike repukes, who reward corruption.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

5. This tends to be true, about us anyway.

Reply to meow2u3 (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 27, 2016, 06:49 AM

Apr 2016

Anyway, good! I just checked (know nothing about Philly) and was glad to see that Evans should win the general fairly easily.

PCIntern

(25,556 posts)

4. I voted for Evans as well...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Apr 27, 2016, 05:30 AM

Apr 2016

the great story about Fattah has nothing to do with him and has everything to do with his wife, a former tv broadcaster and the then-station manager.

But I never repeat gossip....so I will just say this once.

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