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Celerity

(54,797 posts)
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 10:43 PM Mar 17

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Midnight Writer

(25,674 posts)
1. We've got the best democracy money can buy.
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 10:45 PM
Mar 17

Fiendish Thingy

(23,902 posts)
2. That's a shit ton of money for a *primary* for a safe Dem seat
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 10:48 PM
Mar 17

I’m sure they will expect a lot from Bean in return.

Cheezoholic

(3,841 posts)
3. They gotta go along with all money in our politic. This is a red and blue issue. Both want money gone n/t
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 11:01 PM
Mar 17

Chasstev365

(8,069 posts)
4. Oh goodie; another conserva-Dem
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 11:02 PM
Mar 17

I will vote for her over any Republican, but we nust push her to be more Progressive!

biocube

(252 posts)
5. Oh look something called "Elect Chicago Women" gave a fortune
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 11:11 PM
Mar 17

Who cares if we have cadidates who will fight the oligarchy as long as we have more wimmin in congress, right?

iemanja

(57,775 posts)
6. That's your takeaway from this story?
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 11:14 PM
Mar 17

To complain we have too many women in Congress? Not AIPAC and big corporate money?

You aren't paying attention to what the story actually says, but you've exposed yourself so there's that.
You seem to forget that women are the majority of this party, and without us the entire country would be MAGA.

mopinko

(73,871 posts)
9. i think poster was pointing out
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 11:45 PM
Mar 17

that it’s pink washing. and it didnt work.

leftstreet

(41,211 posts)
7. Well that sucks
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 11:20 PM
Mar 17

I guess the upside is watching AIPAC having to dump so much from their war chests. Looks like they've failed in a couple other IL races though

mopinko

(73,871 posts)
8. their candidate got drubbed in the 9th.
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 11:43 PM
Mar 17

dan biss won. sorry kat. she did have a decent showing.

Sympthsical

(11,082 posts)
10. Progressives should've coalesced
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 12:04 AM
Mar 18

Looking at the returns, they would have thumped her if they had united behind a single candidate.

Hell, I was still living in Chicago when she first became a thing. Reading your headline was some time travel.

Wasn't fond of her then, not fond of her now.

I know nothing about Jennifer Davis. Even though the 8th is fairly blue, Bean is one of those personalities where a halfway normal Republican could potentially make a race of it. The Democrats were too diluted.

Thank god that's not a problem here in California!

(Someone save us)

gulliver

(14,057 posts)
11. Supporting Democrats is important
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 01:52 AM
Mar 18

It's counterproductive to the Democratic Party once a primary is over to whine about "disappointment." It's very uncool to talk disparagingly about where they obtained campaign funds. It could hurt them in the general.

The race is over. The Democrat in the race has been chosen. Your fellow Democrats chose them. Try to be happy for them and congratulate them. The candidate deserves our full support.

Intractable

(2,357 posts)
12. AIPAC and AI - an unholy alliance if there ever was one
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 02:08 AM
Mar 18

W_HAMILTON

(10,424 posts)
13. This race wasn't won by money -- it was won because too many progressives ran and diluted their votes.
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 02:21 AM
Mar 18

Bean will be the Democratic nominee and she should have our full support.

PS - It's comical that some deride the winner as being backed by AI money when her main progressive challenger is literally a director at a tech firm.

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