It's interesting to see Rauner is running pretty far behind where Brady was four years ago, even though Quinn is even LESS popular since then. The reasons are almost certainly because Rauner hasn't united the GOP base around his candidacy like Brady did, and Rauner is a slimy, shadowy elitist figure that doesn't inspire voters. Of course, the "Brady lost because he was too right-wing, only RINOs can WIN a MODERATE state like Illinois!!!" crowd will ignore those numbers.
I'm still seeing far more Rauner signs than Quinn signs (probably 5 to 1), but four years ago it was more like 20 to 1 in terms of Brady vs. Quinn signs, because Quinn supporters were invisible before election day. I didn't even see Quinn signs in Chicago in 2010.
I've been cynical on the poll numbers since Quinn's bogus "victory" four years ago, so I still think Rauner will squeak by on election night by "miraculously" doing "better than expected" in the Crook County suburbs (translation: several Madigan Democrats were told to cross over and vote Rauner)
Conservatives are pretty much screwed either way. Rauner wins, and the "only RINOs can WIN!!!" crowd will rub it in our face (pointing to Oberweis' "scary" conservative views as why he lost) and we'll get nothing but Topinka type candidates in the future, and Bloomberg II will take this state down under "Republican" combine rule. Rauner loses, and of course it will be fault of the conservative "purists" who vote for Grimm, and the idiotic GOP establishment will probably conclude Rauner wasn't liberal ENOUGH and try to run a Neel Kashkari clone next time around who loves Obama and gay marriage.
It will be interesting if I'm wrong about Rauner's chances. It would be hilarious to see this liberal douchebag lose to Chicago machine vote fraud (though I doubt it will happen since Rauner is on the combine's good graces). If he did, I'd just shrug my shoulders and tell the Raunerbots "Well sorry, Rauner was just a terrible candidate who just didn't work hard enough in the suburbs and he alienated the moderate suburban moms we need to win.".
You reap what you sow. Ah, karma's a b----.
I haven’t seen a single Quinn sign in my area this year, 4 years ago I did. They may be putting some up as we speak, a few usually pop up around the polling place right before the election.
I don’t know, it seems to me that the proverbial “they” prefer to keep to Quinn, the late union surge in the primary on behalf of Dillard (a social conservative ostensibly to Rauner’s right, despite being a combine douchebag) was the first sign that maybe Rauner wasn’t the combine’s #1 boy. He is a liberal though.
Quinn is the 2nd worst Governor in State History however, after the commie Altgeld (Honestly, I miss Blago! Free Blago!), so I hope he loses and that Rauner isn’t a disaster like George Ryan and Ahnold. I predicted a Rauner win over on Dave Leip’s Atlas, but I have zero confidence in that outcome and zero confidence that Rauner won’t be a disaster if he does win.
http://uselectionatlas.org/PRED/GOVERNOR/2014/pred.php?action=indpred&id=2005
I have Michigan lean Republican despite the closeness of the polls. I just can’t see that asstard Schauer winning, that race shouldn’t be close, motherclucking union scum. Maybe Terri Lynn Land is dragging Snyder down.
Florida, the so called “crown jewel”, very important to keep that traitorous faggot out.
Alaska, very important to stop the ILLEGAL fusion ticket of the ex-RINO and the rat that is supported by the rats, unions, and few extremely misguided and ignorant freepers who need to wise up or shut up and go to DU where they belong.
Most important of all maybe is WISCONSIN.
In CT the conservative indie who was drawing 3 or 4 % has dropped out and endorsed the RINO Foley, but his name remains on the ballot. Might make the difference there.
Maryland is on surprise upset alert.