While Mark Schmitt writes this in the context of whether or not there should be a “unity ticket” of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, it’s actually a great response to questions about how united Democrats will be with Barack Obama in the upcoming presidential election:
“[As opposed to “structural and ideological” fights,] there are fights that […]
The Democratic Congressional Committee (DCCC) has three Illinois congressional candidates in it’s “Red to Blue” Program to date - Dan Seals for the 10th District in the “Candidates for Change” list, Debbie Halvorson for the 11th District in the “Open Seats” list, and Bill Foster in the special election section of the “Open Seats” […]
[Hat tip Josh Kalven for the great news about Scott Harper]
Elected just last month in the 14th Congressional District, Bill Foster is the first Democratic congressman in the district since Democrat Chester C. Thompson was defeated in 1938 (DuPage was then represented in the 11th District - by Republicans). While the district boundaries have […]
While most people associate me with Naperville Township Democrats (since I’ve been most active there) - I actually live in the portion of Naperville that is part of Lisle Township. For those of you either out of state - or in state and still puzzled - Illinois has more political subdivisions than just about […]
From State Representative Paul Froehlich (all links are mine):
Dear Mr. Byrne:
After reading your March 31st column in the Tribune, I looked up what my colleagues Sen. Murphy and Rep. Bassi introduced to facilitate secession. It’s SB2591 and HB6307. What’s significant here is that these are normal bills rather than proposed constitutional amendments. […]
Progress Illinois has a great discussion of DuPage urbanization based on this Boston Review article. I have some mixed thoughts about what’s there - but they’re certainly worth reading.
Here is the complete text of Barack Obama’s speech today.
I don’t know if there’s a name in rhetoric for taking a given topic and making it fit your argument, but it’s frequently done, and Barack Obama does it masterfully today in his speech on race. There’s no doubt that this is a speech on […]
Bill cast a deciding ethics vote - good for him and good for us too!
[Hat tip Steve Stearns]
December 2005:
“While one (maybe two) Democratic wins are possible in 2006, I expect we will have at least one Democratic congressional representative by 2008. Optimistic? Perhaps. Realistic? Yes. Demographic changes, candidate quality and the political environment have improved that much.”
Thank you Bill Foster for making it happen!
From the Beacon News Editorial Board:
“It’s quite possible this newspaper has never before backed a Democrat in a 14th Congressional District general election. Given the traditional voting history of the district and former Speaker Dennis Hastert’s popularity and political success over the past two decades, the Democratic Party just hasn’t provided candidates who would best […]
