If this election year represents a potential crossroads for Democrats — wherein the party must choose to either embrace progressive principles or espouse moderation in the name of electability — Tuesday’s U.S. House primary contest in Illinois’s 10th Congressional District might well be instructive.The contentious race pits Ilya Sheyman — a 25-year-old former community organizer who’s won the support of MoveOn, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) and Howard Dean — against Brad Schneider, a long-time management consultant backed by Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and a host of others within the Illinois and national party establishment. While Schneider is widely seen as the preferred choice of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), the committee told TPM they’re officially neutral. Both candidates are competing for the right to take on incumbent Republican Rep. Robert Dold in the fall.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=100471