Blue Dog vs. Progressive: What to Watch in the Illinois Primaries - Roll Call

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Blue Dog vs. Progressive: What to Watch in the Illinois Primaries

By Simone Pathé

Posted March 15, 2018 at 2:34pm

By Simone Pathé and Thomas McKinless

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Illinois’ congressional primaries are on Tuesday, March 20. Senior political reporter Simone Pathé walks you through the race for the state’s 3rd District, a match-up between longtime incumbent Rep. Daniel Lipinski — a centrist, pro-life Democrat — and Marie Newman, a progressive marketing consultant with the support of several liberal members of Congress, including Sen. Bernie Sanders. [ ]

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