GOP Questions McKenna's Use of Party Funds for His Own Polling

Publius Forum ^ | 12/17/09 | Warner Todd Huston

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I meant to mention this story yesterday and didn't get to it. I guess the reason why I wasn't so all fired up to highlight it is that it all seemed as no surprise, it seemed like ho-hum news.

Don't get me wrong, certainly it is big news that Gubernatorial candidate Andy McKenna is being investigated by the State Party over possible misuse of party money to fund his own first poll to ascertain whether or not his run for Gov. would be viable. No question that this is interesting news on several levels.

It is interesting, for instance, that the state GOP would even bother to investigate their fair hared boy in the first place, so, yes, that is interesting right there.

But it isn't startling that Andy McKenna might be suspected of doing something underhanded. Here's what happened:

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For those of you interested in why the Illinois Republican Party can't beat Democrats (even criminals) and why Obama so easily won, this Andy McKenna is another example of why the Ill. GOP is in such a mess.

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...this Andy McKenna is another example of why the Ill. GOP is in such a mess.

Instead of saying "You can say that again...", I thought I'd say it for you.

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LOL