Patty García wants to move past last minute ballot maneuver, says voters 'aren't talking about the process'
<p>Democratic congressional candidate Patty García is hoping she can turn the page on the controversy swirling around her nomination — and petition objections that knocked two of her independent challengers off the ballot on Tuesday — to focus on issues she says are affecting the 4th Congressional District, including ongoing ICE presence and threats to reproductive rights.</p><p>And she says voters in the district aren't talking about "the process." </p><p>"What I'm hearing at the doors is people concerned about immigration following them. 'Is it safe to apply for citizenship right now?
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<p>Democratic congressional candidate Patty García is hoping she can turn the page on the controversy swirling around her nomination — and petition objections that knocked two of her independent challengers off the ballot on Tuesday — to focus on issues she says are affecting the 4th Congressional District, including ongoing ICE presence and threats to reproductive rights.</p><p>And she says voters in the district aren't talking about "the process." </p><p>"What I'm hearing at the doors is people concerned about immigration following them. 'Is it safe to apply for citizenship right now? Are we going to be able to find better jobs and good jobs that don't have us questioning and rationing food versus rent?'" García told the Sun-Times on Tuesday. "So for me, listening to the voters, that's my pulse and the reality of where the community is at.
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- <p>Democratic congressional candidate Patty García is hoping she can turn the page on the controversy swirling around her nomination — and petition objections that knocked two of her independent challengers off the ballot on Tuesday — to focus on issues she says are affecting the 4th Congressional District, including ongoing ICE presence and threats to reproductive rights.</p><p>And she says voters in the district aren't talking about "the process." </p><p>"What I'm hearing at the doors is people concerned about immigration following them. 'Is it safe to apply for citizenship right now?
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Patty García wants to move past last minute ballot maneuver, says voters 'aren't talking about the process'
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