Can 'The Resistance' Defeat One Of The Most Conservative Democrats In Congress?

[DonViejo]

By Cameron Joseph | February 22, 2018 5:51 am

Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) has spent his career sticking his fingers in the eyes of progressives, vocally bucking his party on everything from abortion to Obamacare to gay rights, with few repercussions. In less than a month, they have their first real chance to strike back.

The congressman has long been able to get away with a laundry list of conservative votes in his seven terms in Congress and has avoided a real primary challenge for years, aided by close ties to Chicago’s powerful old-school Democratic machine.

But in the year of red-hot Democratic activism, the #MeToo movement and brutal urban and suburban backlash against President Trump , those old-guard powers are facing a reckoning. And just weeks ahead of Illinois’ March 20 primary, the congressman is coping with perhaps his biggest political threat since his father, longtime Rep. Bill Lipinski (D-IL), retired and anointed him his successor in 2004.

Marie Newman, a former advertising executive, anti-bullying and gun control advocate is gunning for his seat — and has won a number of endorsements from heavy-hitting liberal groups.

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[Squinch]

1. Can "the resistance" whatever this author thinks it is, concentrate on winning back Congress before

it starts picking off Democrats?

[samnsara]

2. Yes We Can! Im donating to her now.

[global1]

3. He Has One Thing Going For Him - The 'ski' In His Name....

Much of his district is comprised of Polish people. They tend to stick together and vote for the 'Pole'. This is why he keeps getting re-elected. He was my Congressman for many years until they shifted some district boundries. My guy is now Guiterrez.

I hated Lipinski. I went to a Town Hall he had for ACA. He was against it. He ignored his constituents and their questions. He needs to be drummed out of Congress.

[saidsimplesimon]

4. Sounds like Rahm to me

Will former President Obama have any influence? I detest Chicago gangland politics.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

5. Although I normally urge caution about primaries in some races (esp. Senate seats)

This guy REALLY seems like an unhelpful DINO. What's the Republican opposition in his district like?

[hedda_foil]

6. virtually nil.

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