Just off the phone w Lipinski, who doesn't fault Bustos ("a friend," who's "in a tough spot," he says). But he takes aim at left: "There are people in the party who are not tolerant," adds: "That’s how we got Pres Trump, people felt like they weren’t welcome in the party"
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BUSTOS bailed after grumbling from women's groups and some Dems in Chi Her statement alludes to Alabama: “I’m proud to have a 100 percent pro-choice voting record and I’m deeply alarmed by the rapidly escalating attacks on women’s access to reproductive care in several states"
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Much more here from CHICAGO, where
@Marie4Congress is running again after losing by two points in '18, progressives are determined to beat Lipinski and, yes, there's talk of Madigan and the machine pushing a stalking horse in the raceShow this thread -
This is both a huge nat'l story as the ranks of anti-abortion House Dems dwindle - but it's also a rich IL story Bustos has been thought to covet the DURBIN seat (an old family friend), but her protect-all-incumbents mantra has led some to believe she wants to rise in House...
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...when she attended
@janschakowsky annual Women's Power Lunch in Chi earlier this month, some influential Ds approached Bustos to gently warn her that, by backing Lipinski, she was endangering chances to win a Sen primary in ILShow this thread -
the guest of honor at that lunch, btw?
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Many Dems were surprised Bustos would go the extra step of holding the fundraiser. “There are ways to walk these lines,” as
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And lastly, from the Dept of Who Sent Ya, I asked both Lipinski & the little-known new challenger in the race, Abe Matthew, if Matthew was sent by IL Dem boss Mike Madigan (who's close to Lipinski's dad, now a lobbyist) to drain votes from Newman Not suprisingly, both denied it
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No room for
@RepLipinski in the baby murder party.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Folks can support pro-choice, pro-equality progressive Democratic leader
@Marie4Congress over anti-choice, anti-LGBTQ, anti-DREAMer, anti-woman Fake Democratic incumbent Dan Lipinski by contributing to Marie's campaign @ https://www.marienewmanforcongress.com/#IL03#ProchoiceBecause#ProChoiceThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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