yes, even one quality mailing to GOP households over the weekend could have pumped up turnout ... a 5-day blitz of door knocking could have caught the dems napping.
Let us remember that there is no Obama backlash in ILLINOIS.
Illinois is the kingdom of the Messiah. In downtown Chicago, there are posters of the Messiah everywhere. Disagreeing with the Messiah is considered unpatriotic. Chicagolady’s posting history on FR became a campaign issue. The Chicago media constantly called FR a racist site.