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'We need to fully abolish ICE': Kat Abughazaleh talks immigration | Chicago Report Debates (www.youtube.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Just so you are all aware, another candidate is on the ballot for that district: Bushra Amiwala. She also advocates for abolishing ICE. She has our (DSA) recommendation in our voter guide:

"An attendee of our 9th District Forum, Bushra set her focus on making sure our communities are inclusive for all, our education systems are reworked to be tuition-free, and fighting for economic justice. She showed up in front of socialist banners proudly, and said she embraced our cause as one of the antidotes to the problems we are facing. We heartily suggest voting for her in the primary as someone who embraces the local left causes and will fight for them."

Reasons we don't like Kat:

She was a republican up until a few years ago and was raised in a republican house. That doesn't always matter, but i think it does with Kat
She's just not in favor of Medicare for all and doesn't seem to have given a lot of social services, much mind
She refuses to work with or acknowledge DSA, refuses to take the questionnaire, and has bailed on several engagements.
she prioritized JUF over DSA. That's the lobby making it difficult to repeal the anti BDS law.

Overall, she seems to be a social media star and riding on that. I value her efforts (photo ops?) at Broadview, but over all it's a sloppy campaign according to our Electoral Group.

[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

All I can find is that her parents and grandmother were Republicans. Her Palestinian father coming to America after the 1948 Israel-Palestine war. Lot of refugees gravitate to whichever party was in power when they immigrated here.

https://www.distractify.com/p/kat-abughazaleh-parents

Can't find anything about her being a Republican prior to this, just a reporter.

I did see the town hall she did with other candidates holding yes/nope signs and she confidently signalled all the right answers that wild align with Progressives/DSA.

That is a bummer though if she's resisted DSA assocation.

But yeah I get being cautious about "new progressives" that are turncoats like Gabbard and Fetterman. Shit is pure evil.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's interesting. But going into this final stretch, its clear that Kat is at least viable in the sense that she's basically in the top 2, top 3, depending on your count, and all the other candidates are quite further behind. Voting starts what like, basically now?

It will be interesting to see the counts, and if Bushra gets enough votes to have pushed Kat over the line.

Also, where are you getting the anti-medicare for all stance? I was just checking her site to confirm and she's very clearly pro-universal single-payer healthcare (aka, m4a).

[–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

single-payer healthcare (aka, m4a).

Single payer vs Medicare For all.. Basically: abolish private insurance

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Among the top 3, who is your pick?

[–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago

I would vote for Bushra if I was in the district