IL-06: Casten vs. Newman?

[JM1295]

Rooting for Newman here, but Casten isn't like Cuellar level bad and there is a decent chance to get someone progressive elected in IL-03 so I won't be too disappointed either way. I will say that even if Newman is a Justice Democrat though, she isn't really all in with the Squad and doesn't tend to attract the same attention as them. She also seems to be pretty active in her district and with her constituents. I'm interested to see how this primary plays out.

[JM1295]

Looks like Lipinski is considering hopping in too
https://twitter.com/DanLipinski/status/1454297534030139395

Wow a potential Newman/Lipinski primary 3 cycles in a row, that's quite the feat. I'm surprised he's even considering running again since most congressmen don't have any issue finding good work and money after they leave office.

[JM1295]

Honestly they're both basically the same and the race will be quite close, but I'm rooting for Casten.

Newman is definitely much more left-wing and progressive than Casten. They are a consistent party-line vote, but to say they are the same isn't really accurate. This isn't an AOC-Cuellar type primary, but Newman and Casten certainly have their differences.

[JM1295]

Damn I really like Newman and given the few voices we have in Congress that is critical of Israel, she's been great. However, we shouldn't overlook corruption just because of ideological preferences, even if this kind of corruption is commonplace with Illinois Democrats.

Also, it's kind of funny to see Newman be the first Justice Democrat go down after how laser focused folks were on ousting Tlaib or Omar through a primary and/or redistricting.