Devin Hansen is best known for his powerful and compelling biography of Illinois Congressman Lane Evans, Guts: The Lane Evans Story, co-founder with Bernie of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Does anyone outside of Bustos' office seriously think that slogan won the Democrats back the House?Politico ace reporters Heather Caygle And Laura Barrón-López should go to journalism school-- or somehow get it through their heads that reporters aren't actually supposed to be mindless cheerleaders for the establishment
Cheri BabyWhen the Democratic-led Illinois state legislature redistricted the congressional districts, Bobby Schilling looked like a marked man. The legislature cut out red area in Quincy, Decatur and Springfield and replaced them with blue areas of Rockford and Peoria. Schilling, who acknowledges Glenn Beck as his "leader," had first won his 17th district seat in 2010 beating Democratic freshman Phil Hare 53-43%.
