Monday, February 23, 2026

Brown, Delivered

don't make me tap the sign
No one expected to see Tedora M Brown on their bingo card. Even fewer expected to see her on their early-voting ballot. But there she is:
An Illinois appeals court on Friday reversed lower decisions and ordered Republican congressional candidate Tedora M. Brown's name to be added to 11th District ballots. The 1st District appellate court in Chicago ordered Brown "be placed on the ballot immediately." It also ordered the Illinois State Board of Elections to "take all steps necessary" to enforce the order.
GOP candidate wins appeal and slot on 11th Congressional District ballots; DuPage halts early voting as result
Tedora Brown had been removed from the Primary ballot after it was determined that her nominating petition was one signature below the minimum required. But a sympathetic judge ordered that signer to be released from ICE detention, and Brown is now back on.

HaHa, j/k. What actually happened was, the FBI seized her petition and conducted a scientific recount.

One political scientist said: "Tedora Brown has three Primary election opponents, all male. Unless one or more of those opponents identifies as gender-female, Brown wins in a landslide."

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