Marie Newman Beats Dan Lipinski, Democratic Incumbent, in Illinois House Primary

[Zorro]

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Source: New York Times

Representative Dan Lipinski, a conservative Democrat from Illinois whose opposition to abortion rights and the Affordable Care Act made him a pariah in his party, lost a hard-fought primary race on Tuesday night to his progressive challenger, Marie Newman.

Ms. Newman, a business consultant and founder of an anti-bullying program, edged out Mr. Lipinski by two percentage points, with 493 of 500 precincts reporting early Wednesday. She had the backing of the progressive group Justice Democrats and its standard-bearer, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, as well as Emily’s List, the powerful group that backs Democrats who support abortion rights.

Mr. Lipinski narrowly beat Ms. Newman in 2018. Tuesday’s results were a major upset for the congressman, whose family has represented Illinois’ third district, in the Chicago suburbs, for nearly four decades. Mr. Lipinski’s father, Bill Lipinski, first won the seat in 1982 and held it until 2005, when Mr. Lipinski succeeded him.

“This is a critical victory for the progressive movement in showing that voters are ready for a new generation of progressive leadership in the Democratic Party,” said Alexandra Rojas, executive director of Justice Democrats. “This isn’t just a loss for one incumbent. It’s a defeat for machine politics and big corporate donors who want to stop our movement for ‘Medicare for all,’ a Green New Deal and reproductive rights.”

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/us/politics/marie-newman-dan-lipinski-illinois.html

[mucifer]

1. Like it or not Bernie and AOC endorsed her and got people to contribute. We have been

trying to get Lipinski out for a long time.

Hoping she wins the general election. It's a conservative district.

[jimfields33]

2. That would suck if it went republican

[paleotn]

3. Very much doubtful.

[snowybirdie]

5. I think

the Republican running is a declared Nazi sympathizer who runs every election. He's pretty much thought of as a nut.

[mucifer]

6. Why? Lipinski votes with the republicans not the democrats

[Freethinker65]

9. It is not a conservative district I lived there.

I moved one community over about twenty years ago and got gerrymandered out of IL-3.

Dan got elected because his Daddy conveniently decided not to run and it was too late to get anyone else on the general ballot. Dan was not even living in the state at the time. I voted for a write in candidate. Most voters saw the Lipinski name and figured it was for the old man that had the position for years.

Over the years Dan would send canned responses to constituents when they questioned his votes stating basically his Catholicism came first, Country second. Dan was reasonably ok at getting $$ for the district and since it is a very blue district, enough Republicans always asked for a Democratic primary ballot specifically to keep their anti-woman's health care religion-trumps-all guy. Marie would have won last time but Republicans chose the democratic ballot choosing to protect Dan over voting for Rauner in Republican Primary.

Marie worked her ass off the last two years for this opportunity.

[paleotn]

4. A pity it was as close as it was...

What else is Lipinski against? The Civil Rights Act?

[Joinfortmill]

7. Excellent news

[Princess Turandot]

8. Already in LBN..

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142450220

[riversedge]

10. He was a DINO many times. bye bye

[Omaha Steve]

11. After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING

Dupe. See the earlier post here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142450220