The leftist party became a little more leftist yesterday as challenger Marie Newman defeated incumbent Dan Lipinksi in the Democratic Party for Illinois' third congressional district.
I always had mixed feelings about Lipinski. On the other hand my late mother, who lived in the district, loved him. I could never completely let go of the sleazy way his father, Bill, then the congressman, essentially bequeathed the seat to Dan in 2004 after he won the Democratic renomination that year.
Dan turned out to be a true independent voice in Congress. He is one of the few anti-abortion Democrats in Congress and he voted against ObamaCare in 2010. Best of all, Lipinski refused to endorse Obama for re-election in 2012.
Newman, who came close to toppling Lipinski two years ago, was greatly aided by outside money and the prominent leftist public officials.
The House of Representatives will be a diminished body without him.
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