I never vote by party as so many do, I vote for only for the ones I know and leave the rest blank so the people that know that persons pick the right ones, I never vote by color but by record and what will help my family I feel. So many vote wrong, By party, ect. Thats why so many wrong ones get into office, please pick the right one, thats why instead of us havin lower taxes and more for our tax dollar we have less.

Voted straight DEM party
Wont vote for rush next time. he will be beat by another DEM anyway.. Rush is not a friendly person. Plus I had folks come to me and say. Rush is our district? I said yeah.. who knew! Not next time

It just show the new redistricting is so full of it. All done by IL politics and machines at it worst.

I guess the prison rehab program works for Illinois politicians. If you find this comment inappropriate, remember the 1st amendment. I can say what I want. and you don't need to agree. Life is tough, when you hear the truth. The Illinois politics are that well-oiled maching, starting the the corrupt Madigan and works it'sway down.

How can ANY viable candidate pose a TRUE DEMOCRATIC Challenge to Rush when the Fed's have redrawn our District's boundaries so that the racial ethnicity favors an African American Candidate. Below are the ethnic statistics!
29.5% White, 65.5% Black, 1.4% Asian, 4.8% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 1.4% other.
The district is the one of 40 of the smallest in the nation 5th in Illinois and has the highest percentage of African-American residents of any congressional district in the nation, it also includes the home of President Barack Obama. It has been represented in Congress by an African America since 1929. It has not elected any other party candidate since 1932. This is DEMOCRACY?
This is plain and simple just keeping the balance of power in one party's favor! This District, Crook County AND Illinois are no longer Democracies,,they have become Monarchies!

Why is it the one with the popular vote NEVER wins? It has happened to both the democratic and republican parties- Gore, Romney, and now Peloquin? I, along with others (obviously), wanted Rush out of office. Doesn't it make sense to put the one with the popular vote in office?

Elizabeth, Obama won the popular vote as well as the electora. Pls see http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php
Popular Vote Electoral Vote
Barack H. Obama Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Democratic 62,149,499 50.55% 332 61.7%
Willard Mitt Romney Paul Ryan Republican 58,789,815 47.82% 206 38.3%

Laura-What does Obama have to do with the 1st district congressional vote? Elizabeth is talking about Rush/Peloquin, which was decided by popular vote.

Michael, please re-read Elizabeth's comment: "It has happened to both the democratic and republican parties- Gore, Romney, and now Peloquin? "
SHE mentioned Gore & Romney. So, unless they both have doppelgangers, she clearly meant it has quite a bit "to do" with the Presidential election issues as well as local.
Cheers!