Chicago Dems Muscle In

Dennis Byrne has put a spotlight on Demnet, which I mentioned in my previous post on possible illegal fundraising:

Quite the checks and balances among Chicago, uh Evanston, uh that other district Democrats for Dan Seals. Check out the Demnet and you'll see they're bringing in "campaign crusaders" from Chicago and Evanston to take over, uh, take their message to the suburbs.

Looks like Demnet doesn't want Byrne to know who is paying for their efforts. Here's Byrne, Tribune:

IllinoisDemNet asserts that it has no connection with the Chicago organization or any other Democratic organization, that it's just a bunch of progressives, liberals and moderates who are passionate about their cause. Except that the volunteers are picked up at the 44th Ward Democratic Organization, in the district of Democratic U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel (the guy who parachuted outsider Duckworth into the 6th District race) and the Democratic Party headquarters in Evanston, in Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky's district. After I inquired, the Web site deleted the fact that pick-up sites were connected to party offices. Not deleted were some destinations, such as the Duckworth and Bean field offices.

Read the whole column.

Must we put up with the Chicago Machine muscling in to dictate who represents us in Congress? And these Dem candidates have the audacity to suggest they are independent! We only get one chance, every two years, to express our independence in the Chicago suburbs. Vote no on Seals, Bean and Duckworth. Vote no to cronyism and corruption!

UPDATE: Nice link to Demnet on Schakowsky's campaign website, under local Democrat organizations. Also nice rogues, uh photo gallery. Maybe you'll recognize a few familiar faces.