In the March 3 special primary election for the 5th congressional district seat in Illinois, formerly held by White House Chief-of-Staff Rahm Emanuel, many progressives voted their hopes, supporting Tom Geoghegan, a Chicago labor lawyer and author. Geoghegan’s candidacy had been endorsed by The Nation columnist Katha Pollitt, Salon’s Joe Conason and OpenLeft.com, among others. (Disclosure: I wrote a fundraising letter… return to article
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Reader Comments (1)Page 1 of 1 pagesA few thoughts on the election from an insider.
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