Political consultant Mike Fourcher (the man behind Chicago Cloutwiki) shares the slides he presented this week to the Northside of Democracy for America chapter; key takeaways from his preview of the Febrary 3 primary election The majority of votes in the District can be found in the city. Shrinking middle class: between the 2000 Census and … Continue reading »
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628,245.32 Reasons Gene Schulter is a Favorite to Replace Rahm
[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 »
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 »
(Jeffrey) Goldberg Bait in the Race to Replace Rahm
“Aviation security expert” and former Obama advisor Justin Oberman is the latest entrant in the sweepstakes to replace Rahm Emanuel as representative of Illinois’s 5th Congressional District. (In the finest Chicago political tradition, Oberman is the son of former longtime City Council member Marty Oberman.) The bulk of Oberman’s bio centers on his time with … Continue reading »
The Race to Replace Rahmbo “Dissolving” into an Election
An update on the jockeying in Illinois’ 5th Congressional District: Mike Quigley, despite chatter that he might sit out, is in, as is Sara Feigenholtz. Names added to the lists develolped earlier include Frank Avila and Jay Paul Deranty; Tom Tunney and Deb Mell are likely out. Ald. Patrick O’Connor (via Steve Rhodes) thinks there … 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 »
