Tammy Duckworth

Within days of Barack Obama's campaign announcement that he would indeed be tapping into SuperPACs for assistance, Democrat congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth in the 8th CD tweets that she's rejecting all SuperPAC donations. Duckworth, who's backed by Obama's campaign strategist...  

Tammy Duckworth (a Deist) is running for Congress in the same Illinois district as Tea Party-backed Joe Walsh, who was discussed on this thread. Jacob Kramer of the National Atheist Party was at a Town Hall meeting for Duckworth Wednesday … Continue reading →  

Modeling her request off of the Massachusetts pact, Illinois congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth is asking her Democratic primary opponent to swear off Super PACs. Duckworth's pitch to Raja Krishamoorthi: If a Super PAC spends money on television ...  

Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth's campaign released a poll today that showed her with a massive lead over her Democratic primary opponent, former Illinois Deputy Treasurer Raja Krishnamoorthi.  

Duckworth will face Raja Krishnamoorthi in the March 20 primary. The winner is likely to oppose incumbent Rep. Joe Walsh in November. Q: What do you think caused the near-government shutdown last month, and what did that say to you about how you want to do ...  

Tammy Duckworth displayed an edge in fourth-quarter fundraising totals over 8th District Democratic primary opponent Raja Krishnamoorthi, but his overall war chest still remains larger. According to year-end campaign finance reports to the Federal Election Commission, Duckworth, of Hoffman Estates, has $561,651 in cash on hand. Krishnamoorthi, also of Hoffman Estates, has $791,157.  

In the race to win the Democratic primary in the 8th Congressional District, Tammy Duckworth has been enjoying a poll advantage. Her campaign’s latest survey shows her with a 42 point lead. But, when it comes to financing, Raja Krishnamoorthi has $ ...  

Eighth District Democratic Primary opponents Tammy Duckworth and Raja Krishnamoorthi both say they're the candidate to beat Republican Congressman Joe Walsh in November. Krishnamoorthi began hustling for local endorsements very early in the game. Duckworth says her focus for now is on energizing a base that included much of her old campaign territory when she ran for Congress in 2006.  

Just days after U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh announced that he would be running in Illinois' 8th District, one of his Democrat opponents released a video highlighting some of his more intense moments. In an online video titled "Joe Walsh: Running and ...  

Former Assistant Veterans Affairs Secretary Tammy Duckworth “is in a dominant position to win the Democratic nomination for the Eighth Congressional District,” according to a poll conducted between Jan.  

* Democratic congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth has released a poll showing her with a commanding 59-17 lead over her primary opponent, Raja Krishnamoorthi. From the pollster… Duckworth enjoys 83% name identification with 67% of the electorate rating her favorably and just 7% evaluating her unfavorably. This glowing assessment is enviable for any candidate [...]  

Former Obama Administration Veterans Official Tammy Duckworth still holds a commanding 42-percentage-point lead over her rival Raja Krishnamoorthi in the Democratic primary race for a northwest suburban congressional seat, according to a new ...  

Illinois House candidate Tammy Duckworth (D) has a huge 59 percent to 17 percent lead over Raja Krishnamoorthi, her primary opponent, according to an internal poll shared with The Hill. Duckworth and Krishnamoorthi are vying to take on freshman Rep.  

FYI for folks who thought Duckworth would have a cake walk in the primary. Krishnamoorthi is up against Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth, who has racked up the endorsements from much of the traditional Illinois Democratic machine. Krishamoorthi ended last quarter with $635,996 in the bank compared with Duckworth's $364,295. He also turned in more than twice the amount of signatures Duckworth did to be placed on the ballot for the March 20...  

The Wheeling Township Democratic Organization is endorsing Tammy Duckworth over Raja Krishnamoorthi for the party's nomination to the 8th Congressional District seat. The winner of the March primary will take on incumbent Republican Rep. Joe Walsh in the November general election.