[BillyBoy]

Looks like Keith Pekau (my preferred candidate) won the GOP primary for Congress. I honestly think Pekau DOES have a shot in the general election (especially if Biden & Pelosi are terribly unpopular and radioactive in November), especially given that he's mayor of Orland Park, which is a HUGE suburb in southwest Crook Co. (granted, Orland is much more conservative than my own suburb and the village board voted 6-0 to ignore Pritzker's mask mandate for restaurants a few months ago).

I'm not sure what the new district lines are, but Casten's predecessor was Peter Roskam and Newman's predecessor was Lipinski, so I don't think the new district necessarily loves hard-left marxists like all the other Chicago-area districts. What's funny is that apparently about 43% of the voters were Newman's old constituents, and only 20% were Casten's, but he easily crushed her anyway (again, probably sympathy vote because his daughter died)

So, if we play our cards right, I could see the "Best case scenario" of being rid of Casten AND Newman next January. Pekau has a shot. Bailey, on other hand... well let's just say my "surefire" predictions have been wrong before!

[usconservative]

Pekau is a poser. See your freepmail.

[Impy]

The parts of Newman’s district in the new district supported Lipinski in the last primary!!! That explains that.