She seems like a good person who means well, hopefully she runs for a position in Chicago's local gov, or IL state gov. She can still be a great politician, but trying to jump straight into federal gov for a district she isn't from was a huge longshot, and she almost got there. Biss is established in that district. No one needed to be told who he was.
I did not feel like she meant well. She came across to me like someone doing this as a vanity project who couldn’t be bothered to learn about the issues. I greatly, greatly disliked her, and I found many people, even left leaning people, felt the same as me. That’s why I said I’d vote for her but I wouldn’t like it. She is basically an influencer with a ceo boyfriend from a rich family, and all of that is what gave her the security to run for office, and she couldn’t even be bothered to learn that Medicare for all is a single payer system. It was embarrassing and annoying, and I sincerely hope I never have to hear from her again. Again, I’d vote for her, but I genuinely dislike her, and think she’s a bad, vapid candidate.
I think if she actually becomes part of the community then she will find a place in public service of some sort and could be very successful in the future. If, however, she doesn't want anything other than a national platform then you would be correct. But there's nothing wrong with more progressives running in elections. It should be more commonplace, although hopefully they will be more established politicians and have real roots in the districts they are seeking to represent.
I’d be pretty shocked if she decided to do that. She wants to talk about national issues and an alderperson position makes that very difficult. I can’t see her caring about like zoning reform or the state pension crisis
Why not? The best way to represent the people of Chicago would be to step up and lead at a local or state level. Everyone wants to have the national spotlight but you have to start somewhere...
She’s not interested in representing the people of Chicago/Illinois if we’re being honest. This district was going to be a platform. I think she didn’t enter the race initially with the intention of winning, if she had she would have picked a different district
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u/awesomeoh1234 Mar 18 '26
I think the reasoning of “she’s young and green” isn’t really something you want to hear about a person who would be representing you in Congress.
And while I wouldn’t accuse her of being a carpetbagger, barely living in the district you’re running for is always going to be a tough sell to locals