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Showing Original Post only (View all)Democrats In Illinois Just Unseated A Whole Bunch Of Republicans [View all]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/democrats-grassroots-trump-elections_us_58efd21de4b0bb9638e270c1?sec3kkytkfz4lhaor&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009WASHINGTON ― In a spate of local elections last week in Illinois, Democrats picked up seats in places theyve never won before.
The city of Kankakee elected its first African-American, Democratic mayor. West Deerfield Township will be led entirely by Democrats for the first time. Elgin Township voted for a complete changeover, flipping to an all-Democratic board. Normal Township elected Democratic supervisors and trustees to run its board ― the first time in more than 100 years that a single Democrat has held a seat.
We had a pretty good day, said Dan Kovats, executive director of the Illinois Democratic County Chairmens Association. We won in areas we normally would win, but we also won in areas Republicans never expected us to be competitive in. They were caught flat-footed.
These may seem like relatively small victories ― were talking about municipal races in towns with tens of thousands of people ― but they fit with a broader pattern that should have Republicans on edge ahead of the 2018 elections: Progressive grassroots activism, exploding with energy since President Donald Trumps win in November, is fueling Democratic gains in GOP strongholds.
Lots more at the link.
Keep tending that grass out there, folks. Keep those roots strong!
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Democrats In Illinois Just Unseated A Whole Bunch Of Republicans [View all]
Stonepounder
Apr 2017
OP
Yup, good to see them do this and it was a mistake for the Democrats to focus to much
cstanleytech
Apr 2017
#40
IL Democrats also arent afraid to talk about legalizing marijuana. I suspect that helped.
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2017
#20
I don't know. My 80something yr. old mother wants it to pass there, pretty badly.
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2017
#31