|
|
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource."
|
Trio emerges as favorites for Emanuel’s seat
|
|---|
| Parent(s) |
Race
|
| Contributor | COSDem |
| Last Edited | COSDem Jan 01, 2009 12:11pm |
| Logged |
0
|
| Category | News |
| News Date | Thursday, January 1, 2009 06:10:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Three top contenders have emerged for the seat of Rep. Rahm Emanuel, who is leaving Congress Friday.
By some counts, there are as many as 18 people who are at least considering a run, but State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz, Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley and former Transportation Security Administration official Justin Oberman appear to be the three leading candidates.
“There’s tier one, then there’s everybody else,” said Eric Adelstein, a Democratic consultant in Chicago, who ran the race of Rep. Melissa Bean, among others.
All three, he said, have reputations as progressives, which could help them with an electorate likely to be incensed at the political establishment after the arrest of Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) and the chaos that ensued. That atmosphere, he said, could also aid some of the lesser-known candidates in the district. |
| Share |
|
|
2¢
|
|
| Article | Read Full Article |
|
| Date |
Category |
Headline |
Article |
Contributor |
|
|
