I hope so. They look like good guys. I am not sure how they can fight the thugs in Chicago. I hope they can.
My main concern now is making sure they get a foothold in the Chicago region, specifically the Cook County suburbs. During the primary, Brady did great in the county-by-country totals across the state, but in the six-county north eastern portion of the state (where 75% of Illinois' population is), he fell far behind. His numbers were much worse than they were in 2006 when he came in third behind Oberweis and Topinka. This time around, Brady got 1,800 votes out of 34,000 Republican votes cast in the city. And in Cook County overall, 90%+ percent of the Republican vote went to his five opponents. He got 5.19% countywide in Cook (of course there were some exceptions -- in my pct. where yours truly is pct. captain, he got over 16% ;-))
That's why he had a razor thin finish in the overall statewide totals vs. a lopsided landslide in the county-by-county wins.
Plummer provides some great assets to balance the ticket (Catholic/Protestant, Middle Aged/20-Somthing, Married/Single, Experienced Legislator/Fresh Face, Civilian Work/Navy Vet, etc.), but regional interests is not one of them. Plummer's also a downstater, and from even further south in rural Edwardsville.
I'm hearing Brady's best bet is a media blitz in the Chicago area early on the campaign to establish name recognition and gain a foothold in the area. We've established a "Chicagoland for Brady" facebook page to start networking with other conservative Republicans in the area.