IL-3 Dem Primary: Election Day!

[MAINEiac4434]

I feel I must be the only person happy with Lipinski and Rauner both leading.

Where's DavidB? Or was he an Ives guy?

[💥💥 brandon bro (he/him/his)]

I support Newman but holy moly are some of her other supporters in this thread being massively hypocritical assholes right now.

[Wells]

This thread is bad, and there are some people here who I don't think understand the struggles involved with being part of the LGBT community. In that regard, I've been luckier than even some people I know. I've never been forced to sleep in a tent in the backyard, like one of my LGBT friends. Being taken to a church which hates you every week, living in a predominantly conservative area, staying in the closet for your own safety, etc is still happening to some of us, and people like Lipinski and his defenders don't care.

Lipinski hates us. There's no way around that. It doesn't matter if he "respects the law" or whatever bullsh**t you come up with, he votes against laws that would protect us from discrimination. We don't want to understand his reasoning behind this, listening to hate doesn't do anyone any good. Beliefs that only hurt other people should be shut up and voted out.

Lipinski losing would have been amazing. We don't need his type in the Democratic Party. Especially not in Chicago. Yes, it's ideological purity, and it's good. As long as you give Lipinski a platform, or try to get us to understand his repulsive point of view, the dream of equality and acceptance will remain distant. Let's just hope that we get someone accepting in 2020.

[MAINEiac4434]

Other contested primaries (Democrats):

IL-04
Jesús G. Garcia
44,586   66.5%   
Sol Flores
14,430   21.5   
Richard Gonzalez
8,007   11.9
67,333 votes, 92% reporting (411 of 445 precincts)

IL-06
Kelly Mazeski
9,538   29.2%   
Sean Casten
8,467   25.9   
Carole Cheney
5,965   18.2   
Amanda Howland
4,462   13.6   
Becky Anderson Wilkins
1,628   5.0   
Jennifer Zordani
1,324   4.0   
Ryan Huffman
1,313   4.0   
32,697 votes, 42% reporting (266 of 640 precincts)

IL-12
Brendan Kelly
38,355   81.1%   
David Bequette
8,926   18.9   
47,281 votes, 99% reporting (643 of 650 precincts)

IL-13
Betsy Dirksen Londrigan
22,622   45.2%   
Erik Jones
11,310   22.6   
David Gill
7,086   14.2   
Jon Ebel
6,906   13.8   
Angel Sides
2,123   4.2   
50,047 votes, 91% reporting (549 of 602 precincts)

IL-14
Lauren Underwood
23,971   57.5%   
Matthew Brolley
5,699   13.7   
Jim Walz
4,114   9.9   
Victor Swanson
2,931   7.0   
John Hosta
2,014   4.8   
George Weber
1,995   4.8   
Daniel Roldan-Johnson
940   2.3   
41,664 votes, 69% reporting (319 of 465 precincts)

IL-15
Kevin Gaither
16,816   62.2%   
Carl Spoerer
10,240   37.8   
27,056 votes, 98% reporting (807 of 823 precincts)

IL-16
Sara Dady
16,444   40.5%   
Neill Mohammad
11,011   27.1   
Amy Briel
7,917   19.5   
Beth Vercolio-Osmund
5,215   12.8   

IL-18
Junius Rodriguez
13,602   41.3%   
Brian Deters
13,128   39.9   
Darrel Miller
6,189   18.8   
32,919 votes, 96% reporting (742 of 776 precincts)

For the Republicans:

IL-02:
David Merkle
4,812   36.8%   
Patrick Harmon
4,595   35.2   
John Morrow
3,655   28.0   
13,062 votes, 94% reporting (498 of 527 precincts)

IL-09
John Elleson
9,775   40.6%   
Sargis Sangari
7,347   30.5   
D. Vincent Thomas
4,541   18.9   
Maxwell Rice
2,419   10.0
24,181 votes, 91% reporting (468 of 515 precincts)

IL-10
Douglas Bennett
8,177   35.6%   
Jeremy Wynes
7,931   34.5   
Sapan Shah
6,862   29.9
22,970 votes, 96% reporting (396 of 411 precincts)

[MAINEiac4434]

This thread is bad, and there are some people here who I don't think understand the struggles involved with being part of the LGBT community. In that regard, I've been luckier than even some people I know. I've never been forced to sleep in a tent in the backyard, like one of my LGBT friends. Being taken to a church which hates you every week, living in a predominantly conservative area, staying in the closet for your own safety, etc is still happening to some of us, and people like Lipinski and his defenders don't care.

Lipinski hates us. There's no way around that. It doesn't matter if he "respects the law" or whatever bullsh**t you come up with, he votes against laws that would protect us from discrimination. We don't want to understand his reasoning behind this, listening to hate doesn't do anyone any good. Beliefs that only hurt other people should be shut up and voted out.

Lipinski losing would have been amazing. We don't need his type in the Democratic Party. Especially not in Chicago. Yes, it's ideological purity, and it's good. As long as you give Lipinski a platform, or try to get us to understand his repulsive point of view, the dream of equality and acceptance will remain distant. Let's just hope that we get someone accepting in 2020.

This is a really good post, and basically what I've been trying to say all night.

I don't want to listen to Lipinski and people like him. I've heard what they've had to say for decades. It's all the same. I don't care about his rationalizations. He harms vulnerable communities in this country, and the Democratic Party should be better than him.

[Greedo punched first]

This thread is bad, and there are some people here who I don't think understand the struggles involved with being part of the LGBT community. In that regard, I've been luckier than even some people I know. I've never been forced to sleep in a tent in the backyard, like one of my LGBT friends. Being taken to a church which hates you every week, living in a predominantly conservative area, staying in the closet for your own safety, etc is still happening to some of us, and people like Lipinski and his defenders don't care.

Lipinski hates us. There's no way around that. It doesn't matter if he "respects the law" or whatever bullsh**t you come up with, he votes against laws that would protect us from discrimination. We don't want to understand his reasoning behind this, listening to hate doesn't do anyone any good. Beliefs that only hurt other people should be shut up and voted out.

Lipinski losing would have been amazing. We don't need his type in the Democratic Party. Especially not in Chicago. Yes, it's ideological purity, and it's good. As long as you give Lipinski a platform, or try to get us to understand his repulsive point of view, the dream of equality and acceptance will remain distant. Let's just hope that we get someone accepting in 2020.

This is a really good post, and basically what I've been trying to say all night.

I don't want to listen to Lipinski and people like him. I've heard what they've had to say for decades. It's all the same. I don't care about his rationalizations. He harms vulnerable communities in this country, and the Democratic Party should be better than him.

Do you at least prefer Dianne Feinstein (who supports gay rights) over Dan Lipinski (who doesn't)?

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

In the only race Illinois voters seem to have not f-cked up tonight, Brendan Kelly has a sh**t ton more votes than Mike Bost does in their respective primaries.

Put some respeck on Chuy's name.

I miss 2016

Chuy is a huge FF, yes.

[MAINEiac4434]

Wasserman calls it.

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/976297983732940800

This thread is bad, and there are some people here who I don't think understand the struggles involved with being part of the LGBT community. In that regard, I've been luckier than even some people I know. I've never been forced to sleep in a tent in the backyard, like one of my LGBT friends. Being taken to a church which hates you every week, living in a predominantly conservative area, staying in the closet for your own safety, etc is still happening to some of us, and people like Lipinski and his defenders don't care.

Lipinski hates us. There's no way around that. It doesn't matter if he "respects the law" or whatever bullsh**t you come up with, he votes against laws that would protect us from discrimination. We don't want to understand his reasoning behind this, listening to hate doesn't do anyone any good. Beliefs that only hurt other people should be shut up and voted out.

Lipinski losing would have been amazing. We don't need his type in the Democratic Party. Especially not in Chicago. Yes, it's ideological purity, and it's good. As long as you give Lipinski a platform, or try to get us to understand his repulsive point of view, the dream of equality and acceptance will remain distant. Let's just hope that we get someone accepting in 2020.

This is a really good post, and basically what I've been trying to say all night.

I don't want to listen to Lipinski and people like him. I've heard what they've had to say for decades. It's all the same. I don't care about his rationalizations. He harms vulnerable communities in this country, and the Democratic Party should be better than him.

Do you at least prefer Dianne Feinstein (who supports gay rights) over Dan Lipinski (who doesn't)?

Yes. Feinstein's also really good on gun control, which is another major issue for me. I don't hate her like a lot of other lefties do.

I still think her time has passed and a more progressive Senator should represent the most progressive state in the union.

[Green Line]

I'd like to thank the Catholic Church, the Chicago Police, the AFL-CIO, working people, and minorities for sending our man back to Congress.

[MAINEiac4434]

I'd like to thank the Catholic Church, the Chicago Police, the AFL-CIO, working people, and minorities for sending our man back to Congress.

Did the AFL-CIO endorse him?

[Green Line]

I'd like to thank the Catholic Church, the Chicago Police, the AFL-CIO, working people, and minorities for sending our man back to Congress.

Did the AFL-CIO endorse him?

You bet.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I'd like to thank the Catholic Church, the Chicago Police, the AFL-CIO, working people, and minorities for sending our man back to Congress.

And the Polish-American community in IL 3rd as well!

[💥💥 brandon bro (he/him/his)]

This thread is bad, and there are some people here who I don't think understand the struggles involved with being part of the LGBT community. In that regard, I've been luckier than even some people I know. I've never been forced to sleep in a tent in the backyard, like one of my LGBT friends. Being taken to a church which hates you every week, living in a predominantly conservative area, staying in the closet for your own safety, etc is still happening to some of us, and people like Lipinski and his defenders don't care.

Lipinski hates us. There's no way around that. It doesn't matter if he "respects the law" or whatever bullsh**t you come up with, he votes against laws that would protect us from discrimination. We don't want to understand his reasoning behind this, listening to hate doesn't do anyone any good. Beliefs that only hurt other people should be shut up and voted out.

Lipinski losing would have been amazing. We don't need his type in the Democratic Party. Especially not in Chicago. Yes, it's ideological purity, and it's good. As long as you give Lipinski a platform, or try to get us to understand his repulsive point of view, the dream of equality and acceptance will remain distant. Let's just hope that we get someone accepting in 2020.

I'm sad Lipinski won (and will still be in Congress) for the same reasons as you. What I'm frustrated about is the fact that the same posters who consistently cry about the Democratic party ignoring working class people are simultaneously cheering on a candidate who exemplifies suburban white liberalism and mock Lipinski supporters (who are ancestral Democrats that these people supposedly care about winning back) because of his social stances. Which is it? Do you actually care what the Cook County (not DuPage) IL-03 voters think or not?

I stand with Newman's platform (I am exactly the demographic her campaign targets), but I also don't selectively play class-warrior with the rest of the party because I'm still moping about the Bernie-Hillary race.

[Greedo punched first]

Wasserman calls it.

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/976297983732940800

This thread is bad, and there are some people here who I don't think understand the struggles involved with being part of the LGBT community. In that regard, I've been luckier than even some people I know. I've never been forced to sleep in a tent in the backyard, like one of my LGBT friends. Being taken to a church which hates you every week, living in a predominantly conservative area, staying in the closet for your own safety, etc is still happening to some of us, and people like Lipinski and his defenders don't care.

Lipinski hates us. There's no way around that. It doesn't matter if he "respects the law" or whatever bullsh**t you come up with, he votes against laws that would protect us from discrimination. We don't want to understand his reasoning behind this, listening to hate doesn't do anyone any good. Beliefs that only hurt other people should be shut up and voted out.

Lipinski losing would have been amazing. We don't need his type in the Democratic Party. Especially not in Chicago. Yes, it's ideological purity, and it's good. As long as you give Lipinski a platform, or try to get us to understand his repulsive point of view, the dream of equality and acceptance will remain distant. Let's just hope that we get someone accepting in 2020.

This is a really good post, and basically what I've been trying to say all night.

I don't want to listen to Lipinski and people like him. I've heard what they've had to say for decades. It's all the same. I don't care about his rationalizations. He harms vulnerable communities in this country, and the Democratic Party should be better than him.

Do you at least prefer Dianne Feinstein (who supports gay rights) over Dan Lipinski (who doesn't)?

Yes. Feinstein's also really good on gun control, which is another major issue for me. I don't hate her like a lot of other lefties do.

I still think her time has passed and a more progressive Senator should represent the most progressive state in the union.

California is still not as progressive as one might think. My home county (Orange) is still largely pro-capital punishment. Many heavily Democratic communities (like Santa Ana and Hacienda Heights) largely oppose marijuana legalization. Feinstein probably ends up easily winning the GOP vote. Doug Ose endorses Feinstein.

[Nutmeg]

In the only race Illinois voters seem to have not f-cked up tonight, Brendan Kelly has a sh**t ton more votes than Mike Bost does in their respective primaries.

I noticed that too! Could Southern Illinois be reverting to form? Kelly looks like a strong candidate for IL-12, for once.

[Strudelcutie4427]

I'd like to thank the Catholic Church, the Chicago Police, the AFL-CIO, working people, and minorities for sending our man back to Congress.

And the Polish-American community in IL 3rd as well!

A big Dziękuję to the Narodowy Polski za Cook-Countye

[Catholics vs. Convicts]

I'd like to thank the Catholic Church, the Chicago Police, the AFL-CIO, working people, and minorities for sending our man back to Congress.

And the Polish-American community in IL 3rd as well!

FF coalition!

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

[AtorBoltox]

Can Lipinski supporters stop pretending this is some triumphant landslide win? This is not vindication, this is a warning that unless he drifts to the left he'll be gone in 2020

[MAINEiac4434]

Wasserman calls it.

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/976297983732940800

This thread is bad, and there are some people here who I don't think understand the struggles involved with being part of the LGBT community. In that regard, I've been luckier than even some people I know. I've never been forced to sleep in a tent in the backyard, like one of my LGBT friends. Being taken to a church which hates you every week, living in a predominantly conservative area, staying in the closet for your own safety, etc is still happening to some of us, and people like Lipinski and his defenders don't care.

Lipinski hates us. There's no way around that. It doesn't matter if he "respects the law" or whatever bullsh**t you come up with, he votes against laws that would protect us from discrimination. We don't want to understand his reasoning behind this, listening to hate doesn't do anyone any good. Beliefs that only hurt other people should be shut up and voted out.

Lipinski losing would have been amazing. We don't need his type in the Democratic Party. Especially not in Chicago. Yes, it's ideological purity, and it's good. As long as you give Lipinski a platform, or try to get us to understand his repulsive point of view, the dream of equality and acceptance will remain distant. Let's just hope that we get someone accepting in 2020.

This is a really good post, and basically what I've been trying to say all night.

I don't want to listen to Lipinski and people like him. I've heard what they've had to say for decades. It's all the same. I don't care about his rationalizations. He harms vulnerable communities in this country, and the Democratic Party should be better than him.

Do you at least prefer Dianne Feinstein (who supports gay rights) over Dan Lipinski (who doesn't)?

Yes. Feinstein's also really good on gun control, which is another major issue for me. I don't hate her like a lot of other lefties do.

I still think her time has passed and a more progressive Senator should represent the most progressive state in the union.

California is still not as progressive as one might think. My home county (Orange) is still largely pro-capital punishment. Many heavily Democratic communities (like Santa Ana and Hacienda Heights) largely oppose marijuana legalization.

I mean, you're right, California is extremely diverse politically, but liberals make up a large majority, and there are many people to the left of liberalism in Cali as well.

Why is he in a Scumbag Steve hat?

[Gass3268]

Wasserman calls it.

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/976297983732940800

This thread is bad, and there are some people here who I don't think understand the struggles involved with being part of the LGBT community. In that regard, I've been luckier than even some people I know. I've never been forced to sleep in a tent in the backyard, like one of my LGBT friends. Being taken to a church which hates you every week, living in a predominantly conservative area, staying in the closet for your own safety, etc is still happening to some of us, and people like Lipinski and his defenders don't care.

Lipinski hates us. There's no way around that. It doesn't matter if he "respects the law" or whatever bullsh**t you come up with, he votes against laws that would protect us from discrimination. We don't want to understand his reasoning behind this, listening to hate doesn't do anyone any good. Beliefs that only hurt other people should be shut up and voted out.

Lipinski losing would have been amazing. We don't need his type in the Democratic Party. Especially not in Chicago. Yes, it's ideological purity, and it's good. As long as you give Lipinski a platform, or try to get us to understand his repulsive point of view, the dream of equality and acceptance will remain distant. Let's just hope that we get someone accepting in 2020.

This is a really good post, and basically what I've been trying to say all night.

I don't want to listen to Lipinski and people like him. I've heard what they've had to say for decades. It's all the same. I don't care about his rationalizations. He harms vulnerable communities in this country, and the Democratic Party should be better than him.

Do you at least prefer Dianne Feinstein (who supports gay rights) over Dan Lipinski (who doesn't)?

Yes. Feinstein's also really good on gun control, which is another major issue for me. I don't hate her like a lot of other lefties do.

I still think her time has passed and a more progressive Senator should represent the most progressive state in the union.

California is still not as progressive as one might think. My home county (Orange) is still largely pro-capital punishment. Many heavily Democratic communities (like Santa Ana and Hacienda Heights) largely oppose marijuana legalization.

I mean, you're right, California is extremely diverse politically, but liberals make up a large majority, and there are many people to the left of liberalism in Cali as well.

Why is he in a Scumbag Steve hat?

Yeah, I'm not sure why he's celebrating the fact he's a scumbag.

[MAINEiac4434]

In the only race Illinois voters seem to have not f-cked up tonight, Brendan Kelly has a sh**t ton more votes than Mike Bost does in their respective primaries.

I noticed that too! Could Southern Illinois be reverting to form? Kelly looks like a strong candidate for IL-12, for once.

The midwest that voted for Trump now hates his guts, so...hopefully.

I'd love Brendan Kelly in congress.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

This might be the worst "meme" I have ever seen.

I still laughed.

[MAINEiac4434]

Wow the NRCC is really bad at this:

https://twitter.com/JMilesColeman/status/976300500361424896


https://twitter.com/sfpathe/status/976298820626624512

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

I'd like to thank the Catholic Church, the Chicago Police, the AFL-CIO, working people, and minorities for sending our man back to Congress.

And the Polish-American community in IL 3rd as well!

FF coalition!

Amen! Lipinski is an amazing member of Congress!