Why Is This Not At The Top Of The National News?

[blue-wave]

Can we please kick this?

An African-American woman won a seat in congress as a Democrat in a district that is almost 86% white and republicon leaning by +5 per Cook. It is also the seat that was held by the longest serving republicon Speaker of the House until 11 years ago.

Congratulations Lauren Underwood!! I used to live in that district. What you accomplished is no small feat. I know how narrow minded some people of your district are. I'll be in awe for a long time.


Lauren Underwood info:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Underwood


Illinois' 14th Congressional District stats:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois%27s_14th_congressional_district


Longest serving republicon Speaker:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Hastert

[dawg day]

1. I saw her on Rachel

She was great. As a child, she had a heart condition and wanted to become a nurse like those who cared for her.
But that left her with a pre-existing condition, so she knows the risk of that without ACA. So she's very much committed to health-care issues, and worked with Pres. Obama on health education.

32 years old!

[Rhiannon12866]

3. That's who I thought that was! She was amazing!

And it sounds like Rachel intends to follow up with her - she sounds like a great choice!

[Cha]

8. Thanks for that background

on Lauren Underwood, dawg day

[tulipsandroses]

2. I saw her on Rachel

Congrats to her!

On another note, some more good news, Congrats also to Lucy Mcbath - 6th Congressional Distict in Georgia!! Thats no small feat either. Thats the seat once held by Newt Gingrich. So we might not have elected Stacy Abrams. But that was good news out of Georgia.

[blue-wave]

5. Wow!

So in one night we picked up 2 seats in districts that were once held by republicon Speakers of the House? That is an amazing fact. Any other great news pick-ups?

[lunasun]

4. Dennis Hasterts old dist. Dumped a tea partier out too! Not only white repub, but wealthy area also

But I knew she could do it . She has a great story and great energy
I think now all of Hasterts old dist and all of Henry hydes old district though rearranged since, are blue now.
Amazing really if you know the areas

[blue-wave]

6. Absolutely

As Illinois Democrats, I feel we were very blessed on election night.

[elmac]

11. the wealth may be figuring out that it really sucks to live in a poor country

where the roads are crumbling underneath them, bridges are collapsing, sick people everywhere and all their BMW money is going towards security. Maybe they finally are getting that backing fascists isn't all its cracked up to be.

[blue-wave]

13. You know, you have a point

I hope the Kool-Aid induced daze they (wealthy America) have been living in is finally wearing off.

It took the world 6 years to defeat the Nazis and their axis friends. The way I see it, we have four more to match that record. I do hope though, it doesn't take as long.

[Honeycombe8]

7. I posted it on DU. The whole list of Dem. females who unseated white Republican males.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211383522

[Demovictory9]

9. Trump takes up all the oxygen

[orleans]

10. my daughter voted for lauren underwood!

i'm ten minutes away but in another district.

her campaign ads were wonderful. wish i could have voted for her too!

[nevergiveup]

12. I live in her district.

In the primary she blew away 6 or 7 white men. The energy of her campaign against Hultgren was palpable and in fact I have never in 45 years living here seen anything like it. In the end the Hultgren campaign didn't know what hit them. It was an amazing feat

[iluvtennis]

14. Lauren is pretty impressive. I remember two years ago when she decided to run...

...it was after Hillary lost.

[luvallpeeps]

15. I get such good vibes from her.

I wish her the best.