IL-06: Casten vs. Newman?

[Secretary of State Liberal Hack]

I think Casten will win, he's a generic liberal with a technocratic bent which plays much better into the democratic base here than being a squad progressive. Also due to his newsness he seems fairly clean for an illinois democrat so you don't have the normal sleeze attacks to use against him.

[Secretary of State Liberal Hack]

Newman needs to get to the 4th. We don't need a chance of Lipinski.

You don't think Lipinski entering would draw votes away from Casten, thereby benefitting Newman?

eh he'd probably split the non-college more catholic vote, allowing Casten to win through his base among secular college-educated voters.

[Secretary of State Liberal Hack]

Not surprised Casten won but the margin is surprising. Still some vote out in Cook county so it may narrow a bit but right now Casten is up 39 points, a huge margin for a member v member race. Newman's ethics issues play that big a role? Sympathy vote for Casten?

Yeah I was suprised by just how much the race was a blowout, maybe it's a sympathy vote ?. I'm not quite sure how this happend.