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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

DuPage Democrats Celebrate Big Wins, GOP Looks to Regroup

DuPage County—once a Republican stronghold—saw several Democratic victories on Election Day, leaving the GOP to question the impact of redistricting.

While Democrats across DuPage County celebrate several Election Day victories—including the re-election of President Barack Obama—the DuPage GOP is heading back to the drawing board. The votes in DuPage County, once known as a Republican stronghold, closely mirrored those of the nation Nov. 6, with 49.57 percent voting for President Barack Obama and 48.54 percent voting for Republican challenger Mitt Romney, according to unofficial results. In 2008, 54.72 percent of DuPage County voters supported Obama, while 43.93 percent cast their vote for Sen. John McCain. "I think this year's DuPage County numbers show that Obama's popularity in 2008 wasn't a fluke," said Bob Peickert, chairman of the DuPage County Democrats. "The president may not …

Jim McMahon

10:35 am on Tuesday, November 13, 2012

More Democrats are moving to Dupage given the low crime rate, lower taxes, better schools and fewer gang problems......a great place to raise a family.   more ›

Friday, July 29, 2011

Debt Ceiling on the Minds of Many at DuPage County Fair

Workers at the DuPage Democrats and DuPage Republicans booths, and residents who stop by, speak their piece about the battle on Capitol Hill as Tuesday's deadline to raise the debt ceiling looms.

Booths promoting the DuPage Republican and DuPage Democratic parties at the County Fair’s Exhibition Building in Wheaton are situated at opposite ends of the building this weekend during the county fair. The distance between these booths can be a metaphor to illustrate how far apart both political parties have been on Capitol Hill in regard to reaching an accord that would extend the nation’s $14.3 trillion debt ceiling. The stalemate continued Saturday. Late Friday afternoon, the House of Representatives passed Speaker John A. Boehner's bill to raise the debt limit and reduce the deficit. However, it was already DOA before it even reached the Democrat-controlled Senate. Unless a measure can be approved and signed by President Obama by …

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Roger

3:25 pm on Sunday, July 31, 2011

Gotta love Warren!! He's also on record as saying that he thinks that the rich should be willing to be taxed more!   more ›

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