Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: The struggle continues

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: The struggle continues:

The struggle continues

by Mike Klonsky

Cook County machine boss,"Big Daddy" Berrios

"Big money talked — big. The Chicago Democratic Machine still lives." -- Greg Hinz, Crain's Chicago Business

It wasn't a great day for ed progressives. But after making the rounds of last night's election funerals parties, I felt disappointed but not disheartened by losses for Rudy Lozano, Jr. (in an amazingly close race) and Ilya Sheyman, who hung tough but lost to a blue dog in the 10the Congressional Dist. race. Rudy was targeted by both the machine and by the anti-union group, and largest PAC contributor, Stand For Children.  

Will Guzzardi made a surprisingly strong showing and is still alive and still waiting for a final vote count in a