Rate the new Byron Sigcho Lopez digital ad
Thursday, Jul 2, 2026 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Democratic Socialist Byron Sigcho Lopez, who is hoping to secure a ballot spot to run for Congress as an independent, has a new digital ad…
* Script…
News footage #1 VO (featuring b-roll of Rod Blagojevich): As the former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was convicted of attempted extortion, bribery, conspiracy and fraud.
News footage #2 VO (featuring b-roll of Rod Blagojevich): The most striking charge was that Blagojevich tried to enrich himself by selling or swapping President Obama’s vacated U.S. Senate seat.
News footage #2 VO: Garcia is Congressman García’s handpicked successor.
NBC reporter: García originally filed petitions to run for reelection and then at the last minute told only his chief of staff, Patty Garcia, he was not going to run.
WGN reporter: Casual political observers have not even heard of her. She is the woman Congressman Chuy García has anointed his successor.
NBC reporter: Handpicking your successor is wrong.
Rod Blagojevich: I mean I’ve got this thing and it’s [bleep]ing golden.
Closing text: Same machine, new operator. Help Byron protect fair elections & get on the ballot. Donate today.
Discuss.
- Pirlo - Thursday, Jul 2, 26 @ 12:21 pm:
Ive never seen a candidate who is not making the ballot spend money on ads. Maybe im wrong
- Lakeview Lawyer - Thursday, Jul 2, 26 @ 12:40 pm:
Maybe if he had put as much energy into collecting signatures as he is on his media tour, he would have made the ballot.
- Remember the Alamo II - Thursday, Jul 2, 26 @ 1:02 pm:
I rate the ad an “F”
He is trying to say that Patty Garcia is involved in the same kind of crooked activity as Rod Blagojevich, and that is wrong.
We wonder why the electorate has such a negative opinion of elected officials and candidates. They are made out to be criminals by their opponents. That is the case here even though Ms. Garcia followed the law and all applicable rules.
Byron Sigcho-Lopez is a joke.
- Bears Fan - Thursday, Jul 2, 26 @ 1:03 pm:
Chuy’s crew must have great relationships with the DSA types because I am not hearing much uproar about Byron not making the ballot from anyone but Byron himself
- Leslie K - Thursday, Jul 2, 26 @ 1:16 pm:
It was a really long way to go, and he didn’t get there.
F