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Topic: More Political Comedy From Chicago
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Eager_Igraine
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http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/11153036-418/white-republican-running-as-democrat-in-majority-black-district-race-not-an-issue.html
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Tom Swiss is a white candidate running for state representative in a majority African-American district.
But that has nothing to do with his decision to erect a billboard with his name and a picture of a black construction worker, he said.
“I don’t look at this as a race issue — I look at it as a socio-economic issue: These guys are my guys,†he said of the district’s economically struggling or out-of-work African-Americans. “I’m out in the community, I’m knocking on doors. I am not remotely trying to hide that I’m white.â€
Swiss is also a recent former director of the Cook County Republican Party running as a Democrat in the overwhelmingly Democratic district.
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Eager_Igraine
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I wish I could find a clearer picture of that billboard, it sells the story so perfectly. 
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Fist_de_Yuma
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It does seem as if the guy in the picture is Tom Swift. Deliberate or not that is how it looks. I wish race would not be a factor but we have to be real. It is much easier for a black person to win a a white district than for a white person to win in a black district. It is just the way it is.
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Lyken-P
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that's brilliant... I bet it will work too, knowing this city.
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People like to be around people like themselves
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