I was not saying he was not a disastrous choice but don’t fool yourself about Oberweis’s prospects. Some dirty deal or statement he made would have been amplified by the Goebbelsmedia into a smear that would have defeated him.
Remember the response to Ob’s stadium ad and the outrage that generated.
Then you have the near impossible task of winning as a carpetbagger which is rare.
Of course, this was set up by the perfidious media (esp. the Tribune) and irresponsible court.
“Some dirty deal or statement he made would have been amplified by the Goebbelsmedia into a smear that would have defeated him.“
Maybe and maybe not. But the Combine made sure to run an completely unelectable candidate which paved the way for the Obama presidency.
That’s unforgivable in my book.
L