You know I never bothered to look up the IL leg results from the last election cause I figured it was bad. It is. They gained 5 in the Senate and now have it 40-19. And they gained 7 in the House for a 71-47 edge. Biggest rat majorities ever in IL? IL Senate a worse disaster than the US Senate.
That puts the House at over the 3/5 needed to override a veto and Senate at over 2/3s.
A GOP Governor in 2015 could be of limited use if we can’t put a dent in that. Oy.
You know how IL Democrats gerrymandered congressional districts in 2011? Well, they did the same thing to state senate and state house districts, so it’s no surprise that Democrats had so many net pickups. None of this would have happened had a Republican, even if a “pro-life RINO” or a “Combiner,” been elected governor in 2010.
I agree that we need to put dents into the democrat majorities, in 2014. It’s too bad that only about 1/3 of the senate (district numbers that are divisible by 3) will run, in 2014, and it’s not possible for Republicans to gain a majority. Do you know of any seats in which a Republican will probably defeat a Democrat? I know of a conservative who plans to run, in the 30th Dist., where the incumbent is Terry Link.
The 62nd and 77th House Districts had republican reps. for at least 10 years, but Democrats won, last month. I think that a Republican will win at least one of them.
Unfortunately, the OurCampaigns website is down, so I can’t verify that. I do seem to recall the % was similar at certain times earlier (around 1990 ? and in the ‘70s). I don’t believe those numbers are sustainable for the Dems, however. Not to say the GOP will win a majority anytime soon, but the state isn’t that Democrat, and you should get those numbers back down to a level that could sustain a Gubernatorial veto (when the GOP reclaims it).
Presuming the Mighty Quinn runs for another term, is the GOP going to put up a viable reformist nominee or a retread Combiner ? *smacks head* What am I saying ?