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!
When New Year’s comes, I’m going to compile a list of conservative candidates I think we should get behind, whether they’re challenging incumbent Republicans, Democrats, or running for open seats.
I’m gonna take a look at the House as well, but that might take a while.
When New Year’s comes, I’m going to compile a list of conservative candidates I think we should get behind, whether they’re challenging incumbent Republicans, Democrats, or running for open seats.
I’m gonna take a look at the House as well, but that might take a while.
Fitzgerald was being targeted in the primary because he wasn’t corrupt enough for the state party’s taste, that’s why he dropped out, they stabbed him in the back (and it was because he wasn’t corrupt not cause he was too conservative). I think he would have had a 50/50 shot against Osama in the general election if the party got behind him. Bush got 44.5% in IL against Kerry that year, Fitz would have needed to run about 5 points or so ahead of him, against the Chicago commie with the weird name? Very doable.
The replacement candidate Jack Ryan sounded pretty good until the stupid sex scandal involving his own ex-wife (actress Jeri Ryan) and illegally released divorce records. State party didn’t even try to help him. Then they nominated a bombastic hard core conservative from ANOTHER STATE and when he lost in a landslide like they wanted they said “see a conservative can’t win here”.
Thank you Illinois Combine! That’s who gave us Obama, the Illinois Republican party!