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Paula Sims

(877 posts)
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 08:36 PM Jul 2016

The Pubs have given up on DuPage County, IL

I just got back from the DuPage County Fair. You know DuPage County - the proud home of Peter Roskum and Henry "Youthful Indiscretions" Hyde. . .

The Dems have a nice display in the "main building" (which moved to another building) with pictures of all the reps, a nice display, life-sized Obama, nice Hillary -- just proud to be out there.

Then we looked for the Pubs. . . and looked. . . and looked (of course to taunt them)

Finally we found them in a tent by the midway. Between the rolled sandwiches and the knock-off sun-glasses. Only lawn signs (and the small ones). THAT'S IT. Oh yea, there was blow-up elephant. NO PICTURES. NO LITERATURE. One token guy in a wheel chair (who I over-heard was paid to be there) and a token darker-skinned person (Middle-East-ish. . .??). They were all under the tent -- well hidden. . .and just waiting for the fair to be over.

Yea, ran into ONE guy that had a Donnie sign that couldn't quote one fact. He was proud he served in Viet Nam and when I said how does he feel about Donnie's words about McCain's being a loser or that Donnie survived Viet Nam by not getting and STD he said: "demz just words". . . Hillary jail. . . Bill women. . . <<snort snort, drag knuckles, breathe through mouth, yell at clouds, lather rinse, repeat>> There were a few that agreed with him but they kept it quiet.

Oh how low they've sunk.

We can't take things for granted but DuPage County might be BLUE!!!

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The Pubs have given up on DuPage County, IL (Original Post) Paula Sims Jul 2016 OP
OMG, jehop61 Jul 2016 #1
The Repugs Might Just Be Relying On Gerrymandering... global1 Jul 2016 #2
Great to see the Dems representing in DuPage! Ellen Forradalom Jul 2016 #3

Ellen Forradalom

(16,160 posts)
3. Great to see the Dems representing in DuPage!
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 11:55 PM
Jul 2016

I remember what a Nixon-Reagan bastion it used to be. I'd be amazed to see it turn blue. Kane, on the other hand...

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