Cegelis gets DFA Endorsement

[Kevin Spidel]

www.cegelisforcongress.com

LOMBARD (IL) – Democracy for America (DFA), a national organization working to "rebuild
the Democratic Party from the bottom up," today endorsed Democrat Christine Cegelis in
her race for the 6th District Congressional seat being vacated by Republican Henry Hyde.

Cegelis, who came within a few percentage point of defeating Hyde in 2004, was one of
only four Congressional candidates in the nation – and the only one in Illinois -- to receive
the DFA endorsement.

James H. Dean, DFA chairman, noted that the four candidates "are running in districts that
have formed the core of the Republican majority." He added, "If we can win these races, it
will help us retake a Democratic majority in 2006 and move America back in the right
direction."

Dean, brother of DFA founder Howard Dean, who currently serves as the chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, said Cegelis and the other endorsed candidates "are
strong and will fight for change. Their positive visions will lead us in the right direction
and restore the values that are important to Americans."

Cegelis was one of twelve candidates endorsed by Howard Dean – the "Dean Dozen" – in
her 2004 grassroots campaign to unseat Hyde. That endorsement from a high-profile
party reformer came at a time when the controlling leadership of the Democratic Party
declined to support Cegelis, saying that the race was "un-winnable." Cegelis went on to
land more than 110,000 votes (44.2%).

"Howard Dean's support was extremely helpful two years ago because it gave credibility to
a bona fide grassroots campaign that was mobilizing and energizing Democrats who were
being under-served and under-represented by the leaders of their own party," said
Cegelis. "This time, the Democratic leadership is still going in another direction, which
gives additional value and importance to the DFA endorsement. It's the everyday
Democratic voters and Independents in this District who will make the decision, not the
party leadership, and the DFA represents the values and the hopes of those voters, just as
I do. "

[acmejack]

1. She deserves this, IMO.

I feel bad for Ms. Duckworth, who I really wish would have run in an adjacent district. I understand she actually lived there until recently when she moved into the 6th to run against Ms. Cegelis. We are not well served by these affairs.

[mopinko]

2. she did not move

she lives in the 8th, bean's district. she apparently has the only wheelchair accessible house in northern illinois, so she can't move. :sarcasm:
seriously, i feel bad for her, too.

[acmejack]

6. I'll have to get better informed.

I heard Tammy & liked what I heard, but I had already seen Christine's team accomplish miracles against a strongly entrenched opponent.

For now I'll celebrate with everyone else!

[mopinko]

7. plenty of discussion in the illinois fourm

lots of heat, but i think also light. my point is, the most important question for every candidate is = who's your daddy? christine's daddy is neighbors at coffee, donating $100 at a time. tammy's daddy is $120,000, raining down in 2 weeks. grassroots or astroturf.

[mopinko]

3. WOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

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[Kevin Spidel]

4. and another dean endorsement...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=150x11115

[Kevin Spidel]

5. DFA link...

https://contribute.democracyforamerica.com/candidates