FLASHBACK:
Chicago Tribune: "Zopp said she was ‘saddened and shocked that the DSCC would issue an endorsement without even interviewing me’ and accused the group of displaying ‘total insensitivity to Chicago, African-American women and the democratic process.’"
As The Hill reports, Zopp will attend President Obama’s State of the Union address as the guest of Congressman Danny Davis – Tammy Duckworth’s House colleague.
FLASHBACK:
Back in November, Rep. Davis endorsed Andrea Zopp, thereby joining Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Michael Madigan, and the Cook County Democratic Party in refusing to endorse Tammy Duckworth.
Zopp’s visit to Washington follows fresh criticism of Tammy Duckworth for her lack of campaigning:
WATCH: Andrea Zopp, 1/8/16: Perhaps you noticed, Congresswoman Duckworth is not doing a lot of campaigning, she’s doing very little in fact…and that’s an issue, people care about whether or not you’re gonna come out and meet with them and talk about the issues that they care about.
FLASHBACK:
Crain’s Chicago Business: "Where, oh where, is Tammy Duckworth?"
As these brewing themes of Ohio’s messy primary spill over to Illinois – leaving Democrats uncertain as to the whereabouts of their establishment candidates, perhaps "Retread" Ted Strickland can offer Tammy Duckworth advice on how to sustain her absence from the campaign trail.