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Title: question about Alan Dixon (D-IL) Post by: freepcrusher on July 05, 2012, 12:59:20 PM he IIRC was a democrat senator from Illinois from 1981-1992. He won an open seat in 1980 (which was as bad a dem year as you can get) with a convincing 57%. After winning re-election to a second term in 1986, he lost renomination in 1992. Does anyone know why that happened?
Title: Re: question about Alan Dixon (D-IL) Post by: ill ind on July 05, 2012, 01:08:35 PM IIRC, in 1992 there was a three way Democratic Primary between Alan Dixon, Albert Hofeld, and Carol Moseley Braun. Hofeld was a multi-millionare who self financed his campaign--a campaign that consisted of a long line of TV adds that pummelled Dixon and left Moseley Braun untouched. Mosely Braun did pretty well in the televised debates, stayed above the Hofeld-Dixon fray and rode the three way split of the vote (winning in 7 out of 102 counties) to victory.
In retrospect, having voted for her back in that primary--it is one that I regret. She was a poor Senator, (personal scandal sank her reelection bid in 1998) and a completely unhinged candidate for mayor of Chicago last year. Ill_Ind Title: Re: question about Alan Dixon (D-IL) Post by: MASHED POTATOES. VOTE! on July 05, 2012, 02:38:44 PM I believe Dixon's vote for confirm Clarence Thomas played a role in his defeat.
Title: Re: question about Alan Dixon (D-IL) Post by: Keystone Phil on July 05, 2012, 08:27:23 PM The Democratic party loves purging its moderates*.
*Dixon was obviously a liberal but when a party is so opposed to compromise, you can be easily labeled a moderate/DINO. Title: Re: question about Alan Dixon (D-IL) Post by: Filuwaúrdjan on July 05, 2012, 09:00:28 PM He got caught have a doze.
Title: Re: question about Alan Dixon (D-IL) Post by: HappyWarrior on July 06, 2012, 01:16:05 AM The Democratic party loves purging its moderates*. *Dixon was obviously a liberal but when a party is so opposed to compromise, you can be easily labeled a moderate/DINO. I'm hoping that is supposed to be ironic Phil. Title: Re: question about Alan Dixon (D-IL) Post by: morgieb on July 06, 2012, 01:46:50 AM The Democratic party loves purging its moderates*. *Dixon was obviously a liberal but when a party is so opposed to compromise, you can be easily labeled a moderate/DINO. 8-) We've purged way less moderates than you have. Dixon and Lieberman are the only recent examples of purging. Title: Re: question about Alan Dixon (D-IL) Post by: ○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└ on July 06, 2012, 01:54:34 AM The Democratic party loves purging its moderates*. *Dixon was obviously a liberal but when a party is so opposed to compromise, you can be easily labeled a moderate/DINO. 8-) We've purged way less moderates than you have. Dixon and Lieberman are the only recent examples of purging. Lieberman was practically begging to lose renomination. He was already collecting signatures for a run as an Independent. And notable primary challenges aren't always from the left in the Democratic party. See Case against Akaka. Title: Re: question about Alan Dixon (D-IL) Post by: hopper on July 07, 2012, 06:09:37 PM IIRC, in 1992 there was a three way Democratic Primary between Alan Dixon, Albert Hofeld, and Carol Moseley Braun. Hofeld was a multi-millionare who self financed his campaign--a campaign that consisted of a long line of TV adds that pummelled Dixon and left Moseley Braun untouched. Mosely Braun did pretty well in the televised debates, stayed above the Hofeld-Dixon fray and rode the three way split of the vote (winning in 7 out of 102 counties) to victory. In retrospect, having voted for her back in that primary--it is one that I regret. She was a poor Senator, (personal scandal sank her reelection bid in 1998) and a completely unhinged candidate for mayor of Chicago last year. Ill_Ind I think Mosely-Braun would be mayor of Chicago right now if Rahm didn't run though. Title: Re: question about Alan Dixon (D-IL) Post by: muon2 on July 07, 2012, 10:40:57 PM I believe Dixon's vote for confirm Clarence Thomas played a role in his defeat. This was significant not only for Dixon but for a number of other Senate races. The Anita Hill issue created what was known as the "year of the woman" and Sen Feinstein, Boxer, and Murray joined Mosely-Braun as new Senators in Jan 1993. Title: Re: question about Alan Dixon (D-IL) Post by: Keystone Phil on July 07, 2012, 11:11:12 PM I believe Dixon's vote for confirm Clarence Thomas played a role in his defeat. This was significant not only for Dixon but for a number of other Senate races. The Anita Hill issue created what was known as the "year of the woman" and Sen Feinstein, Boxer, and Murray joined Mosely-Braun as new Senators in Jan 1993. And also gave us Senator Lynn Yeakel in PA. Specter barely survived. |