IL-14 Roundup
each race has a lens through which a political campaign can be viewed. in the il-03 race, the lens is the emergent scandal surrounding dan lipinski and whether any challenger can coalesce their social...
View ArticleBooman Tribune Open Seat Initiative: John Laesch (IL-14)
John Laesch is running for Congress in Illinois'14th District, a seat recently vacated by former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert. Laesch ran against Hastert in 2006 and received 40.25% of the...
View ArticleBREAKING:Blago sets Sp.Election:IL-14
It's on baby!The State of Illinois is reporting minutes ago that IL Gov. Rod Blagojevich has named February 5th as the date for the special primary for IL-14th Denny-vacated seat,and March 8 for the...
View ArticleIL-14: I Quit the Laesch Campaign Today UPDATE II
So I could say this: Planned Parenthood betrayed me and all the women of IL-14 yesterday. Some of you may remember this memorable DKos diaryby Planned Parenthood back in September, when their new...
View ArticleA Blatant Unabashed Diary Pimp
Please, go here and give the diary a recommend.No, I'm not pimping this diary. I'm burning my daily diary to pimp another diary that needs some attention. See, Kossacks have a chance to take on the...
View ArticleJohn Laesch - Courage Candidate
I urge you to read this diary which explains better than I can why John Laesch is a true courage candidate. It's that simple.So, why another diary on this when I was up at 1 am shoveling snow and...
View ArticleBill Foster files for the special in IL-14
Bill Foster will file 1,832 signatures this morning for the special election in IL-14. They like to point out that's after a week with two ice storms and 8 inches of snow. I like to point out that it's...
View ArticleCampaign Update: John Laesch IL-14
It’s official! John filed over 1700 ballot signatures this morning with the Illinois State Board of Elections in Springfield for the special election to fill the remainder of Denny Hastert’s term. The...
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A Parallel Peace Movement
A good friend recently invited me to attend an event in Chicago hosted by the Council of Islamic Organization of Greater Chicago (CIOGC). Following the tragic events of 9/11, many Muslim Americans...
View ArticleIL-14: Capitulation, “With Biometrics if Necessary”
So, a couple of weeks ago, I was in a public place, right here in St. Charles, Illinois, when I overheard a conversation that alarmed, but failed to surprise, me. The person doing most of the talking...
View ArticleI could lose it all...
And after reading nyceve’sdiary last night, I know where it's going... It started me thinking... I’d like to think there is hope...hope for a real dialogue in politics. A Herculean leap of faith I...
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Omnibus Gives Bush a Blank Check for War at the Expense of Science
Many of the Fermilab community who volunteer for John Laesch for Congress contacted our office On Tuesday, Dec. 18, to alert us of the devastating cuts to high energy physics that came in the House...
View ArticleIL-14 Roundup #2
like il-03, there are new endorsements that have been announced since the first post. john laesch has gotten the afl-cio endorsement [PDF], the endorsement of pdachicago, and the endorsement of the...
View ArticleChristmas, Politics and Poetry in “Two Americas”
This Holiday season was spent like most. My wife Jennifer and I spent Christmas day at both my parents’ house in Newark, IL, and her parents’ house in Plainfield, IL. On Dec. 26th, we spent the day...
View ArticleCampaign Update: John Laesch IL-14
Hi Everyone,Jennifer here, John’s wife and campaign manager.I wanted to take a moment today to sincerely thank all who have devoted their time and energy helping to get John elected, and to wish them...
View ArticleIL-14: Podunk,IL vs. the New Chicago Machine
Not long ago, I ran across this comment from a dedicated Foster volunteer and supporter: This will be unpopular... (0.00 / 0) ...but you know I'm going to say it anyway! I am much more interested in...
View ArticleI Voted
This past week I cast two absentee ballots for the upcoming Illinois Primary on 5 February 2008. I am confident I won't be the only one voting for a man named John that day. I understand there...
View ArticleIL-14: Foster named front-runner (again)
repeating the conventional wisdom in the chicagoland area, chicago public radio called scientist bill foster the democratic front runner in it's preview of the upcoming special election in...
View ArticleACTION NEEDED: Please Vote!
The first round of voting for the DFA Grassroots All-Star ends tomorrow. John Laesch is in the top 10 (number 7, to be exact) but we need to be in the top three to move on to the next round. The DFA...
View ArticleIL-14: John Laesch "most formidable" Democrat
First, I should say that I have taken over as Blog Team Coordinator for the John Laesch campaign. (Yes, again, for those who remember the 2006 cycle.) So, hi, again. ;)Our campaign got a great surprise...
View ArticleIL-14 Roundup #3
the two primaries in illinois'14th congressional district are fast approaching. the biggest piece of news in this race is that the endorsement session for the chicago tribune is available online:but...
View ArticleIL-14 Roundup #4
the most important news at this point is that early voting has begun. for those who live in illinois' 14th congressional district, the ballot positions for the special primary election are:Bill...
View ArticleIL-14: Laesch for HR676
John Laesch held a healthcare forum yesterday. I, unfortunately, was not able to personally attend, as I had to work. I was going to gather reports from those who had attended. Then I got this...
View ArticleNot Another Candidate Diary
At least, not another Presidential Candidate Diary. ;)While you were all watching the New Hampshire Primary results roll in, we were at a candidates forum, held by the League of Women Voters of Batavia...
View ArticleIL-14 (Sorta, Kinda) Roundups
You know, it’s very kind of bored now to keep us all in the loop by providing Roundup diaries. Of particular interest to me is the race in IL-14, so of course when I came back for a pit stop between...
View ArticleIL-14: Noam Chomsky and PDA Weigh In!
Hello again from the Laesch campaign. You know, when I took the job of Blog Team Coordinator, I took it with the understanding that I would do one campaign update per week, with the occasional "This is...
View ArticleAWESOME: John Laesch scores Pat Quinn's support
I'm excited to report that John Laesch (IL-14) scored one of the biggest endorsements a progressive could get in Illinois: Pat Quinn
View ArticleIL-14 Forget the Dems! I'm Voting for Chris Lauzen (R)
Illinois Senate Republican Chris Lauzen, running for Dennis Hastert's seat in the 14th District, brags in his campaign literature about all of the times he was the lone dissenting voice in a full...
View ArticleIl-14: John Laesch Campaign Update - Special Sunday Edition
This campaign has been a long, fun, exciting road, and while the road ahead is short, it's about to get even more fun and exciting. The primary is 16 days away. That's two weeks and two days. We are...
View ArticleURGENT ACTION NEEDED: Election Integrity
The Laesch campaign is showing its leadership yet again, this time on election integrity. This is an incredibly important issue for Illinois' 14 th Congressional District in particular. Kane County...
View ArticleIL 14: 14 Days to Special Election
It’s crunch time here, and John Laesch needs your help. We are two weeks, 14 days, out from the Illinois Primary, and Super Tuesday, yes. But, because of Hastert’s resignation, we are also a mere 14...
View ArticlePut John Laesch on the front page, Kos!
You know back in 2006 we had the fighting Dems series by the Daily Kos Front Page. This effort got a lot of eye balls and brought needed money and volunteers for those candidates.This cycle we've had...
View ArticleHow I lost 800 dollars and My Faith in Corporate America
One of my coworkers was crying. She sits in Indiana. I am in Illinois. I'll call her "Donna." All of us work from our homes, including each of our managers.I got another message..this time from "Golda"...
View ArticleIL-14: Canvassing and Calling Elisa
We’re just one week out from the special primary on February 5 to replace Dennis Hastert in IL-14, early voting is underway, and events are accelerating at a wicked pace. I walked two precincts...
View ArticleIL-14: All the Childish Pranks that Money Can Buy
Ok, so, I just got off the phone with Jim Green, campaign manager for Jotham Stein.. And, no, for those of you wondering, I am not switching loyalties, I am still a Laesch supporter. But I heard the...
View ArticleIL-14: NOW & GCC Endorse Laesch
Just found this late-breaking set of endorsements on the Laesch for Congress website. I say late-breaking, not just because of the time of day, but because we are a mere four days out from the both...
View ArticleIL-14 Roundup #5
in a race like this one, after the financial disclosure reports are put up, there's still things to watch for. first, there's the personal funds contributions reports like this one (PDF), this one...
View ArticleIL-14: The Losing Strategy
What happens in Podunk shouldn’t stay there. Or at least if it does, the Democratic Party Establishment, the corporate wing of the Democratic Party, the Blue Dogs among us, will have won one more...
View ArticleA navy vet needs your help TODAY
my kids are sick...two of them have registered a 102+ on our digital thermometer...the third one (on her third day of being sick) has just enough energy to cry and scream about how bored she...
View ArticleJohn Laesch (IL-14) LIVE on BlogTalkRadio TODAY at 3PM Eastern
For those of you who missed Downtowner’s diary last night on what is happening in Dennis Hastert’s old district, it is a good run down of what Daily Kos member, progressive, patriot, military veteran...
View ArticleIL-14: Bill Foster and ETC
As a newcomer to the political scene in IL-14, Bill Foster, more than most, has had to spend time telling voters his "story," has had to spend time, and a lot of money, introducing himself to a...
View ArticleI became a delegate for Ed O'Reilly for Senate last Saturday!W/Poll
As Super Tuesday has arrived, we must not forget that there are other elections that are equally important to the progressive movement. Last Saturday, I was chosen by my ward to be a delegate to the...
View ArticleLaesch-Foster Dogfight in IL-14
In the other big election tonight, John Laesch and Bill Foster are in a dogfight to win the Democratic nomination for the 03/08/08 IL-14 special election to replace Dennis Hastert. With 44% percent of...
View ArticleIL-14 100% counted - NOT final
100% of the precincts in IL-14 are counted and John Laesch is trailing Bill Foster by 365 votes.However, absentee ballots, including those of our troops - like John's brother I presume - serving away...
View ArticleIL-14: Laesch Press Conference
As many of you may know, John Laesch held a press conference this morning to discuss the unresolved election in IL-14. At this point Laesch still trails his primary opponent by 355 votes in the...
View ArticleIl-14: The Recount Dilemma
richard k. means, the best progressive election lawyer in the state of illinois, explains that the procedure for obtaining a recount is quite clear:A discovery recount is only available in Illinois to...
View ArticleThere's Something Not Right With Bill Foster
The problems surrounding Foster's "Progressivism" creates a situation where letting John Laesch take over in the General Election is best for the Democratic Party, not only because of issues, but...
View ArticleIL-14: Who'll bell John Laesch?
I commented this in an IL-14 thread yesterday, but people seemed unaware of the facts. Yes, John Laesch, the unsuccessful 2006 Democratic nominee for IL-14, lost the Feb.5 primaries for the special...
View ArticleStop the Sucking: Why Clinton Needs to Drop Out NOW
Sure, she's wasting campaign money. And Democratic opportunities to attack John McCain. And attempting to create divisions in the Party.But of all the many reasons that Hillary Clinton should...
View ArticleBring the Public Option to a Vote
So, I'm watching Markos and Keith pontificate healthcare and I think that their strategy is basically wrong. They seem to be suggesting, through the media, that liberals and progressives will walk...
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