IL-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...
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