Topinka is a RINO of the first order. She is pro-abortion, pro-gay, raises taxes, is not a family values type (she is unmarried), and I hope she loses the primary. I'm voting for Oberweiss myself. Phyllis Schlafly is doing phone recorded messages that are going out all over our county (DuPage, very conservative) saying vote for Oberweiss. I noticed my precinct committeeman (who backs Topinka in his cover letter that comes in a packet w/brochures), put all the Pub candidates for Gov in the packet (Brady, Gidwitz, Topinka), except for Oberweiss, whose turf is here in DuPage. The rest are from other parts of the state. Pretty sneaky (but typical) move by the precinct committeeman, to not put the one candidate from this area's flyer in the packet, because he wants DuPagers to vote for Topinka rather than Oberweiss. Hope it has no effect, but it probably will, as a lot of the people take the sample pre-marked ballot (marked for Topinka for Gov of course) with them to the polls. Hope Oberweiss wins anyway.
That's two of us. I live in central Illinois and it will take more than a blizzard to keep me from voting.
For the past couple of weeks in Du Page, I noticed a lot of Brady & Topinka signs on private property. Not much Oberweis & Gidwtz signs on people's homes. I see their signs on the roads though.
"is not a family values type (she is unmarried),"
Both statements are true, but I hope you're not implying that being single makes you anti family values. Personally I have been very pro family values and was single for 46 years. I guess I made up for it by getting married and taking on four kids at the same time!
You have my condolences for not having any good choices to choose from. I suppose that, under the circumstantes, voting for Oberweis is making the best of a bad situation.