We need to get far more progressives, with backbone, in the Congress. Giannoulias is a good start. You can donate to his campaign here.
It's not enough to elect a Democrat to the U.S. Senate. We need to make sure that the type of Democrat we pick can beat the Republican in November and be a Senator who will work for middle-class families.Please consider donating to Alexi's campaign here.
Alexi is the only candidate who can do both.
Alexi Giannoulias is the Illinois State Treasurer. He's a progressive Democrat who is endorsed by Planned Parenthood, SEIU, AFL-CIO, the Sierra Club, progressive stalwarts like Rep. Jan Schakowsky and reformers like Rep. Mike Quigley. Alexi himself was here last week highlighting his progressive policy positions.
David Hoffman is the former Inspector General of the City of Chicago. After law school, he worked for conservative Senator David Boren (D-OK)(one of only two Democrats to vote for the Bork SCOTUS nomination). He then chose to work for Judge Dennis Jacobs on the 2nd Circuit, a Bush appointee and Federalist society judge who's been described as one of the most ultra-conservative judges on the federal bench. After helping Jacobs write his opinions, Hoffman chose to clerk for Supreme Court Justice Rehnquist. He's described Justice Rehnquist as "the smartest guy I know." When he first started running in this primary, his campaign deleted Hoffman's clerking for Rehnquist and Jacobs from his resume but was then called out on it.
