The mainstream media: Guzzardi has gotten their attention.

When Democrats vote against the interests of their constituents, there should be no safe seats.

Take the issue of teacher pensions.

A majority of Illinois House Democrats voted for SB1, a horrible bill that violates the contractual and constitutional promises made to teacher retirees.

When these red-dog Democrats voted to gut pensions, many teachers went looking for candidates to primary the incumbent Dem – run against the incumbent in the primary.

In the 39th we already have one.

Will Guzzardi is once again challenging incumbent Machine daughter, Toni Berrios. She voted for SB1.

Will ran against Berrios two years ago and lost by less votes than there are 3rd graders in most over-crowded Chicago schools.

The Sun-Times’ Mark Brown took notice yesterday.

Guzzardi, who proved himself an energetic campaigner and adept organizer in his first run, stayed involved in the interim by helping organize the successful effort to keep Brentano Elementary off the Chicago Public Schools’ closing list.

He expects to make up for losing the element of surprise with newfound support from those who didn’t want to risk backing him the first time because they didn’t think he stood a chance.

Toward that end, Guzzardi said the contest should be viewed as a referendum on the Chicago political establishment.

“It’s much more important for the sake of the progressive movement in Chicago. We can take on the most powerful political families in Chicago, and we don’t have to sell out to do it,” he said.

The race is especially important as people start sizing up the aldermanic elections for 2015, where other entrenched incumbents await, Guzzardi argued.

“I want people to say Guzzardi took out Berrios so this can be done,” he said.

At the same time, Guzzardi argued, “This is not about picking a fight with a particular family.”

Yes, it is. Might as well run with it.