[Philo1962]

Why wait, and take a chance that Giannoulias will beat the rap? As you know perfectly well, getting a conviction against any crooked Democratic politician in this state is far from a sure thing. Win it in 2010, when anti-Democratic Party sentiment will be at its strongest. Don't wait until 2012, after the wave has already crested.

Durkin is an acceptable candidate, far more conservative than Mark Kirk, and able to win in November.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Problem is, Durkin isn’t running, and unless you can get EVERY primary candidate out of the race for him, I doubt he could win (even one on one with Kirk), and he scarcely did very well in the general the last time he ran (and his name confuses the voters — too close to “Durbin.”).

Nope, the Combine that controls the state party (which is nothing but an adjunct of the Democrats) is going to ram that trash Kirk right down our throats. The Combine must be smashed into a million pieces, they are the single biggest impediment to change in IL.

You’d also better hope the wave hasn’t crested by ‘12, because if we have a blowback against the GOP, Zero gets a second term, and that’s the last thing we want.