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Amidst @GovPritzker’s plan for Congressional Dems to implement some order to the chaos is a recommendation to allow the federal ban on intoxicating hemp to take effect and oppose any further delays.
Scoop: With Democrats headed to Congress with a resounding mandate for change, IL Gov. JB Pritzker - a potential 2028 candidate- is urging his party to advance an aggressive legislative and oversight agenda on Day One.
He has a 75-page roadmap.
nbcnews.com/politics/congres…
Michael J. Zalewski retweeted
If Scott Colom can hold his lead in Mississippi this ad might go down as one of the best in political history.
I spy Bernie Lyons from MABAS highlighting the deleterious effects of federal funding cuts on disaster response.
Dems won the referendum last night and already seeing the push and pull of who it was a mandate for: mods or DSA. The recipe is right there for you, congressional Dems.
✅higher wages
✅get your arms around AI
✅Annie Andrews health care plan
✅campaign finance reform.
Don’t overthink it.
Michael J. Zalewski retweeted
As you catch up on Annie Andrews: she had a really interesting health platform, with items like ending prior authorization, banning private equity firms from owning hospitals, shutting down the gaming of Medicare Advantage and more.
prospect.org/2026/10/08/sout…
Michael J. Zalewski retweeted
JB Pritzker lists his accomplishments in term #2: a playoff White Sox season, the Bears beating the Packers, and a Chicago Pope.
Michael J. Zalewski retweeted
Taft partner Mike Zalewski will appear on WGN’s The Point on Nov. 2 to discuss the 2026 general election, key races and issues, and potential outcomes shaping the political landscape. Tune in for his perspective ahead of Election Day. bit.ly/4zgyja1#Election2026 #GovernmentAffairs #WGN
Michael J. Zalewski retweeted
Coming up tonight at 6:45 on The Point…
ELECTION EVE
Nicole La Ha
(IL State Representative)
Mike Zalewski
(Fmr. IL State Representative)
@WGNNews
I don’t buy this. There’ll be no big picture conclusion to draw other than he won a tough primary, stayed relentlessly on message and avoided getting baited notwithstanding some of his more nuanced positions and it put him over the top in a swingy state.
Candidate quality matters.
Your mileage may vary on this, but a potential second order effect of Stevens doing this:
If Abdul wins but “underperforms” (relative to Benson, state generic ballot, national swing, etc.), this level of last minute intra-party sabotage could significantly undercut a pretty crucial argument for the center-left that progressives are less electable ahead of 2028.
“Sure, 20% of new moms got sent to a collection agency but no one went to prison over it for crissake! What am I, a sociopath?”
Some vintage Craig Kimbrel Cubs level closer material, here.
With 3 days left to #ElectionDay, here’s part of the closing argument from @RogerMarshallMD.
#kansassenate
Let’s do this.
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I have no idea how these two guys call a Super Bowl in three months. nytimes.com/athletic/7736561…
On Chicago’s best, highest sunlit day you can’t see fifteen feet in front of you down there. Would need a massive lighting investment.
Far north side Alderperson is asking how lower Wacker Drive can be made more bike/Divvy friendly during #ChiBudget2027.
No. Just no. Half the drivers don't even belong down there, stay above ground on a bike! Safer! And definitely more pleasant!
One week out with @JordanAbudayyeh, on the latest pod.
✅blue wave or Dems in Array;
✅@JBPritzker’e national appeal
✅MI Senate talk
✅origin story/media talk.
Please subscribe!
open.spotify.com/episode/68U…
Wouldn’t have mattered. He signed HB40 that fall, lost the base and it was lights out.
Cuts both ways, though.
CNN: Kamala Harris when asked if the DSA has a role in the Democratic Party
“We are, as we say, a big tent, and I don’t think anybody should be kicked out.”
edition.cnn.com/2026/10/26/p…
Michael J. Zalewski retweeted
CNN: Kamala Harris when asked if the DSA has a role in the Democratic Party
“We are, as we say, a big tent, and I don’t think anybody should be kicked out.”
edition.cnn.com/2026/10/26/p…
