This week, Blue America endorsed Geoff Petzel to represent Illinois' 6th congressional district in Congress, a seat currently held by conservative Republican Peter Roskam. The Chicagoland suburban district, which was Romney territory in 2012, voted for Clinton over Trump, 50.2% to 43.2%. The DCCC has given Roskam a free ride year after year but has finally vowed to prioritize IL-06 for the 2018 cycle.
IL-06- Peter Roskam (Trumpist) vs Geoff Petzel (progressive)Illinois' very gerrymandered 6th congressional district-- Peter Roskam's base-- was designed by the Democratic state legislature to be a safe Republican seat in order to suck Republican voters out of neighboring districts, turning IL-10, IL-08 and IL-11 safer for Democrats.
US Republican Senator Bob Corker (left) and Democratic Senator Ben Cardin in the US Senate (file photo) Press TV – February 3, 2017 A number of US senators have backed additional sanctions against Iran over the country’s missile program, arguing that Tehran “must feel sufficient pressure.” Twenty-two senators, including Bob Corker (Republican from Tennessee) and […]
Press TV – May 4, 2016 Three US Republican lawmakers are pushing the American aerospace giant, Boeing, to refrain from getting into any deal with Iran. In a letter to Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg, the Illinois Republican congressmen asked the company no to business with Tehran for any supply of planes and other services. Congressmen […]
Wednesday morning the 233 House Republicans will get together and vote for a replacement for Eric Cantor as Majority Leader. Since he already has commitments from way more than the 117 Members needed to ascend the predetermined leadership ladder, Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) will surely beat the wacko-bird caucus fave, Raúl Labrador.
DWT is for Raul LabradorAngry right-wing populists struck out blindly against Eric Cantor last week-- and scored a knockout. But to the victors do not go the spoils, not Inside-the-Beltway. David Brat will become a largely ignored, probably short-term, backbencher; he will not become Majority Leader. Nor will any teabagger who celebrated Cantor's political demise.
no, not in play-- thanks to Steve IsraelYesterday was the deadline for congressional candidates to file in Illinois-- the first in the nation. (Next up: Texas, December 9 and, in January, West Virginia and Kentucky.) But Illinois is all set now in terms of congressional candidates. The lucky ones are the candidates with no-- or only token-- opponents. They can spend their election dollars building power by helping their colleagues.
