Reply #50: There is the continued misrepresentation of the facts.

[dogman]

Duckworth was not picked by Washington. Of course elected Illinois Democratic party leaders work in Washington. As elected leaders of the of the IDP they have an understanding of the District and a responsibility to expand the Party and win elections. Duckworth was also endorsed by a number of labor and women's rights groups. Anti-war groups have every right to campaign and vote for those they agree with. If they withhold from electing the Democratic candidate over the formula for withdrawal they also face a GOP agenda that will likely result in more incursions and a continued presence in Iraq with permanent bases.