{"id":72975,"date":"2018-11-06T16:28:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T22:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=72975"},"modified":"2018-11-06T16:53:38","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T22:53:38","slug":"illinois-democratic-candidates-encourage-supporters-to-get-out-the-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/illinois-democratic-candidates-encourage-supporters-to-get-out-the-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Democratic candidates encourage supporters to get out the vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> By Alex Campbell<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">\nA week ahead of November 6th&#8217;s elections, Democrats running for state-wide office gathered in Chicago&#8217;s 48th Ward to ask for supporters&#8217; help in the campaign&#8217;s final days. The candidates took turns speaking to the standing-room only crowd at the Broadway Armory in Edgewater, headlined by gubernatorial candidate JB Pritzker and attorney general candidate Kwame Raoul. Pritzker characterized this years elections as a &#8220;fight&#8221; that would only be won with assistance from people like those in attendance. Supporters were energized by the message, and many enthusiastically volunteered to give their time to the campaign effort.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Democratic Candidates Encourage Supporters to Help Get Out the Vote\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/299075609?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Illinois state flag(Alex Campbell\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Alex Campbell Medill Reports A week ahead of November 6th&#8217;s elections, Democrats running for state-wide office gathered in Chicago&#8217;s 48th Ward to ask for supporters&#8217; help in the campaign&#8217;s final days. 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