AIPAC is gloating about "stopping progressives in IL" and claiming its proof that "being pro Israel is good policy and good politics"
But that's a lie. And AIPAC knows its a lie.
AIPAC spent $22M on Illinois primary elections without EVEN ONCE mentioning Israel or AIPAC. Instead they ran as "Elect Chicago Women" or "Progressive Caucus Chicago" because they know just how toxic AIPAC and Israel are. They are not "good politics."
Don't fall for AIPAC propaganda. They are losing and know it.
The humanist report expressed his an annoyance that progressives of Illinois could not work collectively to get one of them elected. I think in several districts if one competitor had bowed out and then worked with the more likely winner, the election results would’ve been much better. Hopefully this will be a lesson they learn.
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In states that allow citizen-initiated ballot initiatives (Illinois being one) people could organize to gather the signatures to put ranked choice to a direct vote.
Probably one of the most direct ways illinois voters can influence this. Former campaign groups or organizations like DSA are potentially valuable for this kind of thing as they already have a significant number of people primed to volunteer their time.
https://www.stateregstoday.com/politics/election-and-voting/ballot-initiatives-in-illinois
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Ok, but they still won. And spending more money mostly still gets you the win. It's a broken system.
@QasimRashid Sounds like they're not the only ones doing that.
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