A Democrat state rep in a tight race bites the hand -- Mike Madigan's -- that feeds her

[TexasTowelie]

After Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan appeared in all but actual name in ComEd’s deferred federal prosecution agreement, Terra Costa Howard was among the first Democratic state representatives to call on him to resign without adding “if he did it.”

And the freshman legislator from Glen Ellyn has been breaking pretty much all precedent in the last month by putting significant campaign money where her mouth is.

Madigan’s political operation has continued to back Costa Howard against former Rep. Peter Breen, a Republican from Lombard. Costa Howard, though, has received nowhere near the amount of money that most other Democratic incumbents in difficult reelection battles have received, perhaps because she won her last race by 7 percentage points.

Madigan’s support, though limited, ostensibly cost Costa Howard the endorsement of the Chicago Tribune editorial board, but she has been sending out mailers under the media’s radar screen blasting Madigan.

Read more: https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/16/21520220/terra-costa-howard-illinois-house-mike-madigan-comed-scandal-peter-breen-capitol-fax-rich-miller

[murielm99]

1. The republicans would love to see Madigan gone.

He is powerful. He keeps his coalition together.

Democrats complain about him because he runs things with an iron fist. Anyone who crosses him is asking for trouble.

He gets things done, though. He kept Rauner from ruining our state. He kept Rove and his dirty tricks out of our state. Rove was afraid of him. He helps get promising new Democrats elected.

Is he corrupt? C'mon. This is Illinois. Will he get in trouble or go to jail? Maybe they will get him on a technicality, like Rostenkowski.