Illinois primary shock as LaRouche backers win
The Illinois Democratic primary yielded two LaRouche supporters, Mark Fairchild and Janice Hart, over Sangmeister and Pucinski. Officials blame lackadaisical campaigns and inattentive media, noting minimal coverage by major papers and low budget outreach.
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Controversial LaRouche faces many political roles
Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr. is described as both left and right wing extremist reformer who ran for president and built a National Democratic Policy Committee with candidates from water commissioner to Congress. He previously sought the Democratic nomination in 1980 and 1984 and proposed a 200 billion anti missile laser program.
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