The third Congressional District of Illinois has elected a Democrat to Congress is 24 of the last 25 elections (50 years). The current Democrat Representative, Dan Lipinski, followed his father in this Congressional seat which has been held by father or son since 1993.
Democrat Congressman Lipinski ran unopposed by a Republican candidate in 2016. In 2014 he defeated the Republican opponent with 70% of the vote.
This is a safe district for the Democrats. The reason a holocaust denier can become the GOP candidate is no other Republican wants to spend time running in a hopeless race. The presence of this candidate serves no purpose other than to give the media and Democrats a story that supports their talking points about Republicans and conservatives being racist and bigoted. Fault the state GOP for not contesting the seat and thereby allowing a less than desirable candidate to help the Democrats with their message.
Lipinski is moderate to Conservative, pro life, against recognition same sex marriage , opposed Obama re election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Lipinski#Political_positions
I should have known there was some media manipulation involved.
I just hope more people in Illinois come to their senses.
A perfect example of the return to primitive dynastic rule that democrats want. A large percentage of people would be content to be ruled by a king and his decedents; just like in ancient primitive societies.
National media never reported it when Fred Phelps ran for office several times as a Democrat.
Meanwhile this story (via other agencies) is being promoted by Fakebook, Yahoo, et al.
Actually, you’re wrong. The 3rd district was the 5th before 1993 (from 1949-1993) and the 4th before 1949. Lipinski Father and Son have held the seat since 1982. No Republican has won this Congressional district in 114 years when Charles Stuart Wharton got it for a single term in 1904.
Dan Lipinski is a Blue Dog, Casey of PA style Democrat under Boss Madigan in a PURPLE District that includes Madigan’s ward.
Madigan’s precinct workers throughout the entire congressional district, and state, know their voters. Ever since Harold Washington won as mayor of Chicago, their line to the Jones type voters is that whites need to stay in the Democrat party to prevent it being taken over by the Harold Washington types.
Madigan’s troops are selectively racist...and the most racist in a very cynical way ... of almost anyone in the nation. No candidate can out-racist those precinct captains.