Posted on 06/08/2012 6:46:26 PM PDT by randita
Very incorrect, the democrats drew it for them to win. It went from a district Obama won by 56-43 (56-44 for Bush in 2004) to one he won by 62-37. And Walsh has been swimming in bad press for the past 2 years.
Unfortunately she seems to be a stronger candidate than I thought when I all knew about her was that she was an alderwoman.
Then again, I just saw ths poll by Public Opinion Strategies (a GOP firm, but still) released on May 30 that shows Schilling leading Bustos by 51% to 36% while Obama leads in the IL-17 by 51%-41%. http://capitolfax.com/ILCD17KeyFindingsMemo-1.pdf
That is most welcome news. Good for Romney too, Obama won the redrawn seat by 60-38 in 2008. I'd by surprised if Schilling won that easily but it gives me hope he can win.
I agree that Democrats drew the new 8th District to win it, but they won’t be successful. Currently, all 8th Dist. voters have a republican congressman, Walsh, Dold, Hultgren, or Roskam. The majority of those voters have a republican state senator, Dillard, Murphy, Millner, or Pancau. The majority of those voters have a republican state rep., Mathias, Morrison, Harris, and Ramey. All of that district’s county commissioners are Republicans.
whatever conservative goes 3rd party vs. Bass should be given the highest honorary position in the Jennifer Horn 2014 campaign.
I’d rather have Bass win and then die or get arrested for tax fraud or something.
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