Illinois Governor - GOP Primary Election Thread

Open Thread ^ | 3-21-06 | TitansAFC

[TitansAFC]

This is an open thread for Illinois Freepers to talk about the GOP Primary Election today. Can Judy Baar Topinka be stopped?!?!?

Stay tuned!

[georgia2006]

he was never a serious candidate for one, he did it because he is a publicity hound...and it would be nice if he werent a carpetbagger...Illinoisians are smarter than New Yorkers

[TitansAFC]

Did you ask for a provisional ballot, or whatever it's called? They HAVE to give you one.

[KevinDavis]

I voted for Brady and Rauchy...

[TitansAFC]

Keyes is a good man. I voted for him in the 2000 Primary for President, and in 2004 for U.S. Senate.

But the truth is, he's a bad candidate. Being candid can be helpful, but in his case he lacks discretion. It doesn't bode well in liberal states like MD and IL.

I love Alan Keyes, and want to see him make a difference. I think he could do well for himself by becoming a grassroots PAC kind of guy.

He deserves our respect for coming in to try and help rebuild the Conservative base here. But he should not run again for a major office.

[TitansAFC]

Well, folks. The polls are closing. The counting begins now........

[KevinDavis]

Right I'm thinking why I should stay in Illinois?

[TitansAFC]

By the way, they just announced low voter turnout statewide.

Some downstate areas at "record lows?"

[Corvair]

Me too!

[reg45]

he's got that damn Senate seat for LIFE.

Until THEY decide to run him for President.

[Mobile Vulgus]

Sadly, I wonder the same thing!

[guinnessman]

Is it the people here in Illinois, or is it the local media, who slavishly lap up every DNC talking point and laugh off every Democratic scandal?

Or is it the RINOs here in Illinois, who still run the party, but have no idea why they're republican?

OMG, I'm starting to sound like a DUmmie!

[KevinDavis]

I have family here, but I really can't afford to live here much longer..

[KevinDavis]

It is all three espcially in the Chicago area. It seems that the media trumpets every GOP scandal, but quiet on the Rat scandals.

[TitansAFC]

They do trumpet the Daley scandals.

But that's only because they know he can never lose.

[KevinDavis]

That is true.. Daley will probaly get another patsy to run against him.

[Mobile Vulgus]

The Ill. GOP suffer from two things, disorganization primarily, and no underlying ideology or direction secondarily.

The Ill. GOP seems to imagine that they should have power just because they merely exist or just because they claim NOT to be Democrats -- and I'm not sure which is worse?

[GRRRRR]

EARLY!! Returns From here: http://www.co.lake.il.us/cntyclk/elections/electionresults/current/EL45.htm HERE

(WITH 63 OF 481 PRECINCTS COUNTED 13.10%)

Judy Baar Topinka. . . . . . . . 1,589 34.88

Bill Brady . . . . . . . . . . 344 7.55

Jim Oberweis . . . . . . . . . 1,819 39.93

Ron Gidwitz. . . . . . . . . . 749 16.44

Andy Martin. . . . . . . . . . 49 1.08

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 5 .11

Total . . . . . . . . . 4,555

[RWR8189]

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS** MARCH 21, 2006 LOCAL WEBSITES

** The State Board of Elections website does not report unofficial figures. Following the April 21^{st canvass, the official results will be posted at www.elections.il.gov}

 

[GRRRRR]

as of 8pm...

Governor

VOTE FOR 1 (WITH 194 OF 481 PRECINCTS COUNTED 40.33%)

Judy Baar Topinka. . . . . . . . 5,888 34.19

Bill Brady . . . . . . . . . . 1,377 8.00

Jim Oberweis . . . . . . . . . 6,798 39.47

Ron Gidwitz. . . . . . . . . . 2,982 17.31

Andy Martin. . . . . . . . . . 164 .95

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 14 .08

Total . . . . . . . . . 17,223

[GRRRRR]

THESE ARE LAKE COUNTY, IL ONLY! Not the whole freakin' state...dur..