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mopinko

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29. talking about the 49th ward.

Reply to Peregrine Took (Reply #27)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 11:10 AM

Feb 2015

edited a pronoun to make it clearer.

i am fine w chuy. i agree he is a good man. i just hope it is not a repeat of harold's victory. if gridlock ensues, i hope he can squash it.

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What a run-off means for Rahm Emanual [View all] ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2015 OP

Is Rahm close with Rauner? I didn't know that! Not that I'd be surprised. nt stillwaiting Feb 2015 #1

Why do you think there were so many "problems" voting ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2015 #3

"To hell with both of them." Amen. nt stillwaiting Feb 2015 #5

It Means Democrats Have Had Enough fredamae Feb 2015 #2

you got it. ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2015 #4

The "Pitch of Discontent" is fredamae Feb 2015 #7

Mild dissent -- splitting hairs on semantics Jack Rabbit Feb 2015 #16

at least one member of the progressive caucus is in a runoff, and mopinko Feb 2015 #6

I like Fioreti, but honestly, I think Chuy ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2015 #8

don gordon is just a flat out fool. mopinko Feb 2015 #9

He's a good man and he wil be our next mayor. Peregrine Took Feb 2015 #27

talking about the 49th ward. mopinko Feb 2015 #29

i think fioretti's looks hurt him. mopinko Feb 2015 #10

I heard on the news this morning that Stellar Feb 2015 #11

Emanuel won all of the AA wards. former9thward Feb 2015 #15

Where's your link to prove it. Stellar Feb 2015 #19

LOL former9thward Feb 2015 #22

I never said NO black person voted for Rahm Stellar Feb 2015 #23

Please cut and paste former9thward Feb 2015 #24

I didn't remember verbatim when I was typing my response... Stellar Feb 2015 #25

There was a low turnout everywhere. former9thward Feb 2015 #26

Talk to me about Jesus Garcia annabanana Feb 2015 #12

Community guy, works locally with many groups ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2015 #13

the second coming of harold washington. mopinko Feb 2015 #30

DLC Dems "peaked" quite a while ago and ONLY because people weren't paying attention. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #14

Actually, the people who are "paying attention" are admonished for not automatically voting PedXing Feb 2015 #17

They rose to power with fraud.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #18

Unfortunately President Obama followed the same play book. PedXing Feb 2015 #20

The Right keeps screaming about the Clintons being Liberal so people believe it.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #21

Excellent article about Chuy, a 1st generation Mexican American who worked his way Peregrine Took Feb 2015 #28