Message from @R E P T I L E

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2018-03-20 03:46:36 UTC  

They were actually rigging it.

2018-03-20 03:46:42 UTC  

was it?

2018-03-20 03:46:55 UTC  

^epub reader

2018-03-20 03:47:20 UTC  

Even though it was a Republican-governed state, they were able to do shit like give illegal immigrants corporate IDs and then use those to vote

2018-03-20 03:48:02 UTC  

And this is why we need voter id’s

2018-03-20 03:48:12 UTC  

We need STRICT voter ID.

2018-03-20 03:48:24 UTC  

Government-issued, citizenship required.

2018-03-20 03:48:35 UTC  

@Nuke yeah we need to invest as much as possible in securing the elections

2018-03-20 03:48:51 UTC  

Courts were actually abusing their power to rule this unconstitutional in many jurisdictions.

2018-03-20 03:49:00 UTC  

@GermanEastAfrica by the way, how was your time in the lefty discords?

2018-03-20 03:49:30 UTC  

sort of missed a letter in 'German', it spells out 'Germa'

2018-03-20 03:49:53 UTC  

I nearly got into the mother of all socialist discord’s but I got banned because the mods were ADHD and banned me because I did my have the link right away.

2018-03-20 03:50:21 UTC  

good efforts though

2018-03-20 03:50:45 UTC  

dm me if there was anything in particular about that you wanted to share

2018-03-20 03:51:16 UTC  

And no dice on the one that tried to infiltrate us. The customs just didn’t do anything.

2018-03-20 03:51:49 UTC  

I nor any other people could get in.

2018-03-20 03:51:58 UTC  

Ah well

2018-03-20 03:52:27 UTC  

I did make the joke with Reptile that we should start our own clothing brand based off the server.

2018-03-20 03:52:49 UTC  

Or rather merchandise based off the server.

2018-03-20 03:57:15 UTC  

Yeah, Red Storm merch!

2018-03-20 03:58:29 UTC  
2018-03-20 03:59:18 UTC  

GO GO BOLSONARO

2018-03-20 03:59:31 UTC  

Leading in the first and second rounds atm

2018-03-20 04:00:24 UTC  

We need a che guevara esque shirt with Drew Miller's face on it <:drewmiller:423319800215764993>

2018-03-20 08:40:11 UTC  

US House of Representatives

District 1

Jimmy Lee Tilman II

This is a safe democrat seat held by Bobby Rush (D) and covers a good chunk of the South Side of Chicago and extends into the southwest burbs. It is a predominantly black district, with 51.3% of the population black.

District 2

There are three Republicans running for this seat.

Patrick Harmon
David Merkle
John Marrow
This is another safe Democrat seat on the south side of Chicago and extending along the state line of Indiana down to Kankakee. Robin Kelly (D) is the incumbent.

District 3

This is a safe (D) race and I will not give text to the only (R) on the ballot since he is a self described holocaust denier. Here is the Open Letter the Republicans from Illinois wrote to him.

District 4

Mark Wayne Lorch
This is another safe (D) seat that Luis Gutierrez is giving up. It encompasses a very large Hispanic population in Chicago, on the near west sides, at 71.8%. It is also listed as one of the top ten most contorted congressional districts in the nation due to redistricting.

District 5

Tom Hanson
Another safe (D) district with incumbent Mike Quigley (D) running a somewhat contested primary on the D side of things. It is in the mostly white part of Chicago, the north and west sides encircling the 4th District. The only good news is that if Rob Sherman (G) who used to run as a (D) gets enough votes in the general to peel off votes from Quigley to give Hanson a shot. But it is a long shot.

District 6

Peter Roskam
This is a lean to likely Republican seat and Peter Roskam is a power house for the Illinois Republican Party. He was in the rumors to be Speaker of the House when Ryan took it. Reps decided to run unopposed on this one so that they can focus energy on the general. Hillary won this district in 2016. The dems have targeted this one as a key district to pick up and have fielded some of their best candidates they could in Illinois. This one will need to be active to keep in 2018.

2018-03-20 08:40:44 UTC  

District 7

Craig Cameron
Jeffrey Leef
This seat is currently held by Danny Davis (D). He has voted no on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HR 36), Kate's Law (HR3004), No Sanctuary for Criminals Act (HR 3003) and the repeal of ObamaCare (HR 1628). He is the definition of a toe the line democrat having come up through the Chicago political machine. This is listed as a safe (D) seat. Leef has the endorsement of the Chicago Sun-Times fwiw.

District 8

Jitendra Diganvker
This is the seat that was redrawn just to get Tammy Duckworth into congress. It is the same district that Joe Walsh was in prior to the redistricting. It is currently held by Raja Krishnamoorthi and is an example of RINO republicans trying to play identity politics like the dems do. Since the redistricting, it has gone to the dems from 9%-16%. Reps have struggled to take this one back, but it is still listed as lean democrat and could be on the table for a contested race in November.

District 9

John Elleson
Max Rice
Sargis Sangari
D. Vincent Thomas Jr.
This seat is currently held by Jan Schakowsky (D), the wife of the infamous democratic political operative and convicted felon, Robert Creamer. This is an example of the mind numbing politics that is Illinois, as a good chunk of this district contains the most Republican in the greater Chicago area. Thomas has won the endorsements of local papers, but Elleson has the support of the National Republican party. Elleson is a supporter of term limits. He is also the most MAGA candidate on the ballot (read his answers to the Ballotpedia survey.

2018-03-20 08:40:49 UTC  

District 10

Doug Bennett
Sapan Shah
Jeremy Wynes
Another district that fell victim to the dem redistricting that occurred in 2012. It used to be a swing district that former Senator Mark Kirk (RINO) won many times as a congressman, but has switched back and forth between Dold (RINO) and Schneider (D), who holds it now. The Republicans have put up some candidates this time around, including Dr. Shah, who is from the Libertyville area, Jeremy Wynes from Highland Park (pro-choice, pro gay marriage, fiscal conservative who doesn't agree with President Trump on immigration or trade policies), and Doug Bennett, who is the most MAGA candidate in this race. Shah has had a lot of TV ads in this market and will be hard to beat though.

District 11

Nick Stella
Constant "Connor" Vlakancic
This seat, in the Chicago west collar county suburbs has gone for Bill Foster (D) since the redistricting of 2012.

2018-03-20 08:41:01 UTC  

This seat changed hands a lot, with a new rep in there every 2 years since Ray LaHood left, being a rare republican tapped by Obama to head up the US Dept. of Transportation. Bill Foster has made this a safe dem seat, winning around 20% more votes than his republican challengers. Nick Stella is strong on borders, security and seems to be the more stable of the candidates that is running in the primary. Connor Vlakancic is an odd bird, advocating for reforms to redistricting (which could eventually help the republicans since he wants it county based), but also advocates for an alternative graded voting system. Nick Stella has the best chance, albeit slim, to beat Bill Foster in the general.

2018-03-20 08:41:26 UTC  

District 12

Mike Bost - Incumbent
Preston Nelson
This district makes up the southern tip of Illinois all the way north to East St. Louis. It is a swing district, going for both Democrat and Republican candidates. It usually goes for the incumbent, but has had some upsets, including the one that Mike Bost won in 2014 on a strong border, America First platform against an embattled William Enyart, whose wife collected on three taxpayer pension funds, and lost his race due to his support of the DREAMers. Preston Nelson, a 27yo former international model and current network service technician. He is a Libertarian for Republican Nomination, campaigning on anti-war for most of his platform, but is strong on pro-life issues and is pro-legalization of drugs, which is counter to POTUS. He is also pro Audit the Fed, and ending the Fed, and against Civil Asset Forfeiture. If he wasn't running against the incumbent, he would be a great candidate in a swing district. Mike Bost has a proven track record of supporting President Trump and is the pro-MAGA candidate here.

District 13

Rodney Davis - Incumbent)
Running unopposed.

District 14

Randy Hultgren - Incumbent
Running unopposed.

District 15

John Shimkus - Incumbent
Running unopposed.

2018-03-20 08:41:39 UTC  

District 16

Adam Kinzinger - Incumbent
James Marter
The 16th is a strong Republican ring around the purple that surrounds Chicago. Adam Kinzinger has held this seat since the redistricting put him in it. He has been somewhat of a RINO though, even though he doesn't need to, winning his district unopposed by the dems the last go round and with over 40% margins the previous cycle. James Marter is a very pro-Trump MAGA candidate with strong creds on border, jobs, pro-life and 2A positions. He has picked up some key conservative endorsements and Tea Party backing. James Marter is the preferred MAGA candidate, but has an uphill battle against Adam Kinzinger.

District 17

Bill Fawell
Running unopposed.

District 18

Darin LaHood - Incumbent
Donald Rients
In a district that makes up the middle and western parts of the state, it is a strong Republican seat that is considered safe. Darin LaHood has been a never Trumper in the past and Donald Rients is a solid conservative that will not play the RINO game that Darin and his father, Ray LaHood have been known to play. Although it is an uphill battle to unseat and entrenched machine Republican who will get help from the dems should he be faltering during a primary, Donald Rients is the preferred pro-MAGA candidate in this race.

2018-03-20 10:22:48 UTC  

Overall how is our chances looking for this state?

2018-03-20 10:37:53 UTC  

@GermanEastAfrica there isn't even a senate race, but it seems a lot of people on the right don't like Rauner, and I highly doubt the left would vote for him, so I'm sure he's a goner

2018-03-20 10:38:08 UTC  

(losing him isn't even a loss)

2018-03-20 15:17:43 UTC  

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/399676530394923010/425674308824858644/2016_r_primary_illinois.png

2018-03-20 16:29:26 UTC  

Well, now the fun begins

2018-03-20 17:38:22 UTC  

@everyone

2018-03-20 17:41:56 UTC  

alrright