Watching the Caucuses

by Ilya Sheyman [courtesy of Blog for America]

Wow! What an incredible night. I just drove from Des Moines to my folks' home in northern Illinois and will have a complete write up on all the excitement a bit later. But, I was thrilled to find an article about the local DFA caucus watching party last night.

Check out this great article about Lake County DFA in North Chicago, Illinois:

"This is the first time we've ever had (the TV set) on," said Matt Lowry of Vernon Hills, who brings the Lake County chapter of Democracy for America to Flanagan's once a month. "I'd actually forgotten that it was there."

Lowry added with a smile that "it would have been extraordinarily ironic if the only station we could get was Fox News."

About 14 DFA members kept one eye on the screen as the early results came in, discussing such business as early voting for the Feb. 5 Illinois primary and state Sen. Terry Link's petition controversy. They also welcomed speeches from a pair of Lake County board candidates, Peter Grant (District 1) and Douglas Raul Williams (16).

Keep your eyes on these DFA'ers . Not only are they in my home town, but there's a lot brewing in 2008. Besides a certain Senator running for President and competitive local races, there's a competitive house race with Democrats Dan Seals and Jay Footlik vying to take on Bush Republican Mark Kirk. This is going to be one of the top targets in 08!