Morning Spin: Rep. Lipinski warns Democrats of ‘tea party of the left’
Topspin
Democratic
Lipinski is a social conservative who opposes abortion, and he's facing a serious primary challenge from the left via political newcomer
"Right now there is a battle for what the Democratic Party is going to be, going forward," Lipinski, who has represented the Southwest Side and suburban
"Four years ago we were at our lowest point in (Democratic seats in) the
Lipinski said
"We need to have a big-tent party. We need to rally around those issues that can bring all
Asked if the district had become more liberal, Lipinski said it had not and that it remained a "pragmatic district."
"I still have about a third of my district in the city, but a lot of people in the suburban areas grew up in the city and they see the purpose of government is to help people and to help them out, make their communities better, stronger, good jobs, good schools, good transportation, that's why I sit on the (House) Transportation Committee," he said. "Those things have not changed." (
What's on tap
*Mayor
*Gov.
*Early voting opportunities expand. (More on that below.)
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*Republican governor candidate Rep.
*Democratic governor candidate
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*The week ahead: On Tuesday, The
From the notebook
*Pritzker now at
Pritzker, a billionaire heir to the
The latest out-of-pocket donation put Pritzker's fundraising more than 10 times ahead of
Another rival, state Sen.
Before the most recent campaign filing, Pritzker was asked about the role of money in the campaign after voting early Saturday in the Loop with his running mate, state Rep.
"I think we've tried to get our issues out, talk to people about the issues that are important to working families," he said. (
*The response: Biss issued a statement calling Pritzker's latest deposit "a new level of absurdity."
"Absurdity is when an inexperienced billionaire businessman spends more than
*Ives ad compares Rauner to Obama: Republican state Rep.
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It's unclear how widespread Ives' ad will appear. No new advertising contracts for Ives have been posted by Chicago TV stations or cable since last month. (
*Berrios says he's getting bad rap over endorsement:
Kennedy has been harshest in his criticism of Berrios, who faces a primary challenge from asset manager
The series concluded that county assessments tended to make property taxes lower than they should have been on more expensive homes and higher than warranted on less expensive ones, with minority communities being hit particularly hard.
"All three (Pritzker, Kennedy and Biss) of them came to the (
"The evil guy because they didn't get the endorsement. But in reality, it's not my endorsement to give. It's the endorsement of the party and that's all of 80 committeemen that meet together to make the endorsement," he said.
*Vote early, if not often: Early voting opportunities expand across
Now,
Early voting gives people a chance to bring some personal closure to the long primary season, even though casting a ballot won't remove the slew of TV ads from their screens for the next two weeks. Election officials bill early voting as a way to avoid lines, traffic or work conflicts on
But there's a downside. You can't change your vote if your chosen candidate says or does something you find distasteful in the next two weeks. In voting, there are no takebacks.
Early voting started in a limited way weeks ago, but that start was delayed in
*On the "Sunday Spin":
What we're writing
*As Ives hits the road against Rauner, her firebrand reputation precedes her.
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*Democratic debate: Kennedy wouldn't want daughters interning in
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*Emanuel doesn't say whether he'll apologize to LeGrier's mother, whom city lawyer asked about prostitution.
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What we're reading
*The dilemma of development:
*REI to halt sale of CamelBak, other brands because parent company also makes assault-style rifles.
*Cubs general manager
Follow the money
*Former Gov.
*Track Illinois campaign contributions in real time here and here.
Beyond
*Trump trade adviser says no exceptions on tariffs.
*How sweeping is Mueller probe?
*Trump tells jokes at annual Gridiron dinner.
*Italians go to the polls.
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