Tength Congressional District Democrats

Deerfield, IL — Donald Trump’s new Deputy Campaign Manager David Bossie has spent decades attacking the Clintons. Before leading the right-wing group Citizens United, Bossie made waves with the infamous House Government Reform & Oversight Committee in the 1990s, where now-Republican Rep. Bob Dold was also a partisan Clinton “investigator.”

Facing tough poll numbers in his re-election bid and Trump’s unpopularity in the 10th District, Bob Dold has said he won’t support Trump—but he’s also not supporting Clinton either. Bob Dold’s refusal to support Trump’s challenger Hillary Clinton isn’t the only reason he would be welcome at Trump Tower:

• Fresh out of law school, Dold “cut his teeth” as a partisan “Clinton investigator” for Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN). The committee Dold worked for was so extreme, House Speaker Newt Gingrich called it a “circus” and told Burton, “I’m embarrassed for you” (Washington Post, 1/31/2012).
• As a Republican political operative in 1992 and 1996, Dold fought to keep the Clintons out of the White House.
• This weekend Dold headlines a partisan “Beat Hillary” fundraiser for a pro-Trump group in Lake County.

Bossie and Dold’s investigation was, at best, wasteful and partisan. In a desperate attempt to tarnish the Clintons, subpoenas were given to the wrong people, witnesses were startled by overzealous investigators, and procedural norms were ignored. It was described as “a case study in how not to do a Congressional investigation and a prime example of investigation as farce” (Los Angeles Times, 5/2/98).

David Bossie has been called a “dogged anti-Clinton sleuth” (Eric Schmitt, New York Times) for his work that “helped craft the anti-Clinton playbook in the ’90s, digging up dirt as early as 1992 on the family, and played an instrumental role in turning the Whitewater scandal into the sacred right-wing text it is today” (Alex Shephard, New Republic).

“It’s obvious that Republicans from Donald Trump to Bob Dold, from David Bossie to the Lake County Republicans, are gearing up to try to defeat Hillary Clinton,” said Tenth Dems Managing Vice-Chair Barbara Altman. “Voters aren’t fooled—when Bob Dold and his fellow Republicans hurt Hillary Clinton, they help Donald Trump. That’s just not the side 10th District voters want to be on.”

Deerfield, IL — While the country becomes more and more disturbed by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and several Republicans are coming out to support Hillary Clinton, Republican Rep. Bob Dold (IL-10) is moving in the opposite direction.

Despite saying he’s not endorsing Trump or Clinton but is supporting a mysterious, unknown write-in candidate, Dold is now headlining a partisan Republican event called “Beat Hillary at the Distillery.”

The Lake County Republican fundraiser is scheduled for September 10th in Green Oaks. Congressional Republicans Peter Roskam and Randy Hultgren also will be attending “Beat Hillary at the Distillery” with their colleague Dold.

Democrats, independents, and many Republicans are trying to stop Trump. Not only does Dold refuse to stop Trump but he’s actually working with Republicans to beat Hillary Clinton.

Trump is wildly unpopular in Illinois’ 10th District. Voters are eager to reject him and politicians like Bob Dold who help Trump.

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See: Full PDF invitation from the Lake County Republican Central Committee, the Lake County Republican Federation, the Women’s Republican Club of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff, and the Republican Assembly of Lake County.

Deerfield, IL — The Tenth Congressional District Democrats (Tenth Dems) mourns the passing of the Hon. Abner “Ab” Mikva. Mikva was known nationally thanks in part to his work in the White House and as a federal judge. Ab also was beloved by the people of the 10th District.

Mikva was elected as the Congressman from Illinois’ 10th District before his appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals by President Jimmy Carter. He served admirably, inspiring countless people over the years.

“Ab Mikva is one of the finest public servants I have ever known,” said Tenth Dems’ Founding Chair and former state legislator, Lauren Beth Gash. “His integrity and zeal to make the world a better place are legendary.”

Since 2007, Tenth Dems has awarded annually the Abner Mikva Political Leadership Award. On most occasions, Ab himself was able to present the award to the recipient, making it even more of an honor.

Ab will be sorely missed but his legacy lives on through the generations of people he inspired, especially those of us with Tenth Dems who were fortunate to see his exemplary character up close.

Tenth Dems is a grassroots organization that works to elect Democrats to all levels within Illinois’ 10th Congressional District.