[A couple of readers, including James below, have pointed out that Schulter is limited in how he can use his funds; the money Feigenholtz raised last quarter has no such restrictions.] In an ongoing attempt to track the race to replace Rahm Emanuel in Illinois’ Fifth Congressional District, a look into who might have the … Continue reading »
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The Beltway Liberal Chattering Class Finds a Candidate to Replace Rahm
The big buzz today in Chicago politics, at least in the national progressive press, wasn’t Sen.-designate Roland Burris’ failure to pass the Senate threshold. Rather, elite chatter has focused on the entry of labor attorney Tom Geoghegan into the race for Illinois’ Fifth Congressional District. Unfortunately for Geoghegan, the endorsements of James Fallows, Rick Hertzberg, … Continue reading »
Illinois Senate Update: Gutierrez Out
Luis Gutierrez, stating the obvious, says he is no longer a candiate for the open Senate seat. If you’re keeping track of Chicago’s Congressional delegation, Schakowsky and Davis are still the game, while Luis and Jackson are out. (Robert Herguth also reports that Gutierrez and Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce CEO Omar Duque were among … Continue reading »
Prairie State Politics Snapshot
After a holiday respite, local politics are heating up. More than two weeks after Obama’s resignation, Illinois still has only one Senator. Proving that “post-racial” does not apply in Chicago, a coalition of Black ministers and political and civic leaders called demanded that Gov. Blagojevich replace Obama with an African American. Rep. Bobby Rush (the … Continue reading »
18 Potential Candidates, and Counting, in Illinois’ 5th District
We don’t often witness an open Congressional seat in Chicago (was the last one the 4th District in 1992, won by Luis Gutierrez?), so it’s not surprising that nearly 20 names are being bandied about as potential candidates. (I mentioned the first 8 on Sunday.) Channel 2′s Mike Flannery threw out some additional names last … Continue reading »
Who Will Pat Quinn Select to Succeed Obama?
Rod Blagojevich could remain the governor through the end of this year, though yesterday’s Rezko case news makes that slightly less likely. In any case, Ramsin Canon, Eric Zorn and Larry Handlin have started to wonder who Governor Blagojevich, or Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn, might appoint to replace a President-elect Obama. My neighbors Carol Ronen … Continue reading »
