Posted on 02/02/2010 3:51:10 PM PST by TitansAFC
Suggested focus thread for Illinois Primary Election talk and results. The polls close at 7:00 p.m. CST.
LET'S GO CONSERVATIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
not for a very long time. I remember the day, when we held the County County Board -g- 36% reporting... Hoffman catching up? Good news, no more nepotism for Stroger
Yes, I have checked the Kirk record, starting with National Review. Geragthy says that Kirk is as good as it can get to win a statewide election in Illinois; that Kirk will be fine on national security, fiscal, and health care; and lousy on social issues. People can decide if that is good enough for them. It is for me. Kirk is also a former Naval OFficer with evidently a heroic record.
District 14
Republican
The Combine is doing the math as we type.
Cook county reports in when the proper number of votes to win are calculated.
The problem isn’t just in Chicago. This cancer is statewide. You know when you hear people say, “There’s not a dime’s worth of difference between the two parties,” ? In Illinois, if you’re a member of the Combine, it is quite literally true. The parties in IL aren’t Republican vs. Democrat, they’re Combiner vs. Reformist. If two Combiners end up in the general election, you have no choice. It looks quite likely the Combiners will own all 4 of the general election candidates in the Gubernatorial and Senate races.
U.S. House
District 10
Republican
is this Preckwinkle lady any good?
U.S. Senate
Democrat
You appear to be right. There is his family money to consider, however.
What do you suggest? A candidate who has ZERO shot of winning like Patrick Hughes?
We need seats. Period. In deep blue country like Illinois, Delaware, or Massachusetts a staunch conservative candidate is a practical impossibility. There is a reason Peter Fitzgerald didn’t run for re-election in 2004. He would have lost badly.
Looking at the governor’s race totals, I would say you’re right. But not sure why Hughes didn’t do better. If the two races (governor and senate)showed a conservative majority over the winners, I would say a Tea Party candidate might be good.
U.S. Senate
Republican
(Kirk has already proven to be satisfactory in opposing Obamacare)
Any link on his votes?
Dold is no conservative, he's Mark Kirk c. 2000 back when Kirk talked out of both sides of his mouth (or Colin Powell if you'd like) and convinced some conservatives he was on their side. Dold refuses to give a clear statement on ANYTHING, and when it comes to bailouts and closing down Gitmo, he does a Kirk style "I've given some deep thought over this issue" and then concludes the Obama/RAT position is "a good start, with some reservations of course". Indiana's Dick Lugar is throwing his weight across the state line and pushing hard for Dold to get the nomination.
Coulson is Dede Scozzafava. She's always been a Kirk-type RINO in office, but lately she's been running to the LEFT of Kirk.. in her last state house race she actually put out campaign literature touting herself as Blago's biggest ally! Even Kirk wasn't stupid enough to tie himself to that guy.
Dick Green has been compared to Oberweis (spends zillions of dollars but voters still dislike him), but Oberweis ran as a conservative, and Green is running as yet another "fiscal conservative and social moderate", so ideologically he's more like Chris Shays.
Arie Friedman is the only thing remotely resembling a conservative in that race. He's with us on about 75% of he issues and is unapologetic pro-gun, pro-WOT, pro-limited government, and anti-illegal immigration. But it's not looking good tonight.
Assuming Andrzejewski loses (since he’s fifth) who do we want from the top 4. Who’s most conservative amongst McKenna, Dillard, Ryan (good grief is every politician in Illinois named ryan), Brady
Nah - Chicago machine
for those of us not in Illinois, what is The Combine.
sounds nefarious
Governor
Democrat
Unless that candidate is a Reformist, the seat stays in the hands of the Combine. Kirk or Alexi doesn’t matter, they’re no different.
He’s a ‘Scott Brown’ kind of guy.. or should I say a Mitt kind? ;-)
His energy independence page
http://kirk.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=100&catid=38&Itemid=58
Stem cell research
http://kirk.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1284&catid=38&Itemid=58
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