Reply #82: There are actually only 3 finalists [View All]

[SharonRB]

and they are all Dems. I can't really speak for the other finalists, but Nancy Skinner is a true progressive and has the backbone to stand up for what's right and not buckle to special interests. She is supported by the grassroots, not the party machine or establishment. She came in second in 2006 and we'd like to see her win it all this time out. This competition will mean a lot to her campaign, as she's in a primary situation and the party machinery is supporting her opponent and helping him raise a lot of money. They have gone so far as to tell people not to donate to her campaign when they should have stayed out of it altogether until after the primary.