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Congressional race for Rahm Emanual's seat is heating up
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John Fritchey, left and Sara Feigenholtz, right.
The race for Rahm Emanuel's Congressional seat is heating up, with candidates accusing each other of playing dirty pool.
One of the leading Democratic candidates to replace Rahm Emanuel in Congress repeatedly declined to say Thursday whether her campaign conducted a phone survey last month in which pollsters raised allegations about foes in the March 3 special primary.
Voters were asked if it would concern them that state Rep. John Fritchey (D-Chicago) took campaign contributions from groups the poll alleged were associated with organized crime. The pollsters also tried to link Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley (D- Chicago) with County Board President Todd Stroger, whom Quigley often opposes.
The survey concluded with a plug that state Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) is an independent champion for women and immigrants. In an appearance before the Tribune's editorial board Thursday, Feigenholtz was asked at least a half-dozen times about the issue, but would neither confirm nor deny her campaign was behind the negative poll. She maintained she's running as a reformer.
All the candidates in the race are running on a "reform" platform," yet they say how is this "reform" when these dirty tricks persist. The race is appearing to come down to a race between Illinois State Representatives Sara Feigenholtz and John Fritchey. They have both raised substantial amounts of money and have the most supporters on the ground.
This is a race we will be watching closely.
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