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3catwoman3

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7. In the IL congressional district 9 primary, there were 15 names on the ballot...

Wed Mar 18, 2026, 11:18 AM

13 hrs ago

...for Democrats competing to be the chosen one to replace longtime representative Jan Schakowsky. I never understand why someone who is polling in single digits stays in a race. 7 of them each got less than 1% of the votes. They've got to know that they stand the proverbial snowball's chance of winning. What's the point?

Out of a total of 121,354 votes cast, 29,391=24% went to candidates who stood no chance of winning. Seems like wasting a vote, to me.

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Republicans top California's confounding race for governor, new poll shows [View all] quaint 15 hrs ago OP

Lack of enthusiasm for Eric Swalwell? 3catwoman3 14 hrs ago #1

Too many candidates staying in the race too long. quaint 14 hrs ago #3

In the IL congressional district 9 primary, there were 15 names on the ballot... 3catwoman3 13 hrs ago #7

Name recognition for future races. quaint 12 hrs ago #9

DROP THE F OUT get the red out 14 hrs ago #2

That would help, unfortunately the die is cast. quaint 14 hrs ago #4

I find those polls hard to believe karin_sj 13 hrs ago #5

All too true. quaint 12 hrs ago #10

There is still about 20% undecided the_liberal_grandpa 13 hrs ago #6

It's difficult to fathom that the potential for disaster is not resonating within the party ... Auggie 12 hrs ago #8

The Party passed their responsibilty onto us at the convention this year. quaint 12 hrs ago #11

Really myopic ... Auggie 11 hrs ago #12

Does not matter in mid March Nigrum Cattus 8 hrs ago #13

The primary is set for June. Top two, regardless of party, will be the choices. quaint 8 hrs ago #14