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beachbum bob

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5. Downstate democrats been ignored for decades but we are rising up as trump

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2018, 10:33 AM

Jul 2018

Has provided us the focal point. Rauner has been a disgraced, and our congressional district can be flipped from a useless republican in Rodney Davis, fearful to do town halls to a responsive and hard hitting democrat in Betsy londrigan...

The race has gone from almost solid republican to lean republican in just a few months. Betsy strength is in organization and motivated supporters.

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Democrats try to rebuild the state party from the ground up [View all] blue-wave Jul 2018 OP

Thanks for this article. murielm99 Jul 2018 #1

This is why Madigan has to go frazzled Jul 2018 #2

Geez blue-wave Jul 2018 #3

Madigan is doing his job. murielm99 Jul 2018 #4

Talking about the DMI (Democratic Party of Illinois) frazzled Jul 2018 #9

Talk to your county organization. n/t murielm99 Jul 2018 #10

I live in Cook County frazzled Jul 2018 #11

I have lived in Illinois blue-wave Jul 2018 #12

Yes, of course: he drew the maps of all the legislative districts frazzled Jul 2018 #13

Downstate democrats been ignored for decades but we are rising up as trump beachbum bob Jul 2018 #5

Nice to hear your blue-wave Jul 2018 #6

We will see 3-5 seats flipped blue in congressional races, the republican beachbum bob Jul 2018 #7

McCann murielm99 Jul 2018 #8