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What's the consensus on this candidate. Very tough race. Dick Durbin is a political heavyweight, but perhaps Illinois is getting tired of rats. Stranger things have happened.
1 posted on 08/05/2013 7:59:14 AM PDT by Viennacon
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To: Viennacon

Perhaps True-Axe will take an axe to the central socialist government.

He’s already 100% more qualified than Little Dick. He is a graduate of the USMA and a businessman.

Get behind him.


2 posted on 08/05/2013 8:03:50 AM PDT by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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To: Viennacon

I wish this guy luck, but in Illinois with the Chicago Fraud machine it is a big uphill fight.


3 posted on 08/05/2013 8:08:12 AM PDT by Old Retired Army Guy
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To: Viennacon

Durbin has only been a United States Senator since 1997, however, it seems like forever.


4 posted on 08/05/2013 8:09:57 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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To: Viennacon
This...

Or these? (Yada yada yada, blah blah blah)


5 posted on 08/05/2013 8:11:03 AM PDT by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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You never know with Illinois. They elected Peter Fitzgerald in 1998, throwing out Carol Mosely Braun, then six years later, Fitzgerald knew he wasn’t going to get reelected so he retired and Obama won. Then Ron Kirk took Obama’s seat in 2010.

Durbin’s the majority whip and is very powerfulf but it’s worth a shot!


7 posted on 08/05/2013 8:12:08 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: Viennacon

He’s a longshot at best. Illinois is just as addicted to it’s long-service pols as any other state is. And it’s still a very blue state in the bargain.


12 posted on 08/05/2013 8:23:34 AM PDT by 0.E.O
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Love to see smarmy Dick Turban defeated.


18 posted on 08/05/2013 8:37:04 AM PDT by luvbach1 (We are finished.)
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To: Viennacon

A descendant of Phillippe Du Trieux ???


20 posted on 08/05/2013 8:46:30 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Viennacon
Just to remind you what we face in IL is a county by county map of the last Governor race results Quinn vs Brady. Quinn won by carrying the blue counties.  photo Quinncounties.jpg
24 posted on 08/05/2013 9:01:38 AM PDT by BobinIL
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The whole of IL is damn tired of the rats, it’s the nest in Chicago/Cook County that drives this entire state.

I honestly think having punk a** Rahm as mayor, has revved people up as the little ballerina continues to impose more and more of his heavy hand. There are people I know who bitch and complain about this and that, but until recently, hadn’t had those things impact them directly (other than our property taxes in CC) - well, so many things have gone up with Rahm at the helm, he’s awoken many.

Add that light weight moron Quinn and honestly, I don’t anyone who is willing to listen to a Madigan backed pol these days.

I’ll keep my eyes on this one, if he gets rolling, I intend to get involved and make it happen. Freakin Durbin is honestly THE dumbest member of the Senate, ever. And that is saying alot, as he has some stiff competition. I’ve known people who worked directly with him and the word has been said over and over - dumber than a box of rocks.


25 posted on 08/05/2013 9:02:42 AM PDT by AllAmericanGirl44 ('Hey citizen, what's in YOUR closet?')
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To: Impy; Clintonfatigued; Dr. Sivana; BlackElk; AuH2ORepublican; BillyBoy; randita; PhilCollins; ...

*ping*


34 posted on 08/05/2013 7:24:19 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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