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NO STOPPING HER-Carol Mosley Braun (D-IL) To Announce Senate Bid, Dems Laugh at '04 Prez Ambitions
The Amercian Spectator ^
| January 16, 2003
| The Washington Prowler
Posted on 01/17/2003 12:03:29 AM PST by ewing
Former Senator Carol Moseley Braun is expected today to announce that she will be running for her old seat on Capitol Hill.
Moseley Braun lost it six years ago to Republican Peter Fitzgerald.
According to a Chicago Democratic operative, Moseley Braun elicted laughter from several party officials weeks ago when she told them she was mulling a run for the Presdiency of the United States.
'They couldn't help themselves, said one operative..'It just came out of left field.'
Actually, it's not suprising that the former Senator, who once famously told staffers that she deserved to be treated like a princess, has an inflated opinion of her political powers.
There was a period this year when she was telling associates that she was mulling a run for mayor of Chicago.
This, against sitting Mayor Richard Daley's entrenched political machine, who won his last re-election bid with 69 percent of the vote.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: ambassador; carolmosleyfraud; carolmostlyfraud; delegations; furcoats; intlvacations
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Do it Carol!
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posted on
01/17/2003 12:03:29 AM PST
by
ewing
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posted on
01/17/2003 12:04:26 AM PST
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To: ewing
Her and Sharpton can do a tag-team thing!
I guess the only way this could get any better for us, is if Farakhan would see fit to join in the Democrat debate...hehehe...
He could educate the country on the mystical meaning of the number 19, while explaining why Sadaam is a great leader.
To: EternalVigilance
We will need a scorecard to keep up with all the wacky things being said if 'Jihad' Cindy McKinney, Carol Mosely Fruad and Reverend Al make the Presdiental debates.
Heck, Sharpton looks like the moderate in that field!
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posted on
01/17/2003 12:11:12 AM PST
by
ewing
To: Support Free Republic
Memories..
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posted on
01/17/2003 12:12:57 AM PST
by
ewing
To: ewing
ATTENTION ALL ILLINOIS FREEPERS!!!
Unless you need to vote in the Illinois Republican primary in 2004 or hate Fitzgerald for some reason, I suggest you change your registration and become a Democrat. Then you can vote for Carolyn Mosley Braun in the Democratic Senate primary in 2004, because she is the weakest candidate against Fitzgerald and he's the most vulnerable Republican senator in 2004.
Tell your Republican friends!!! Spread the word!!!
To: LdSentinal
I doubt Carol would get any votes outside of Chicago..
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posted on
01/17/2003 12:48:43 AM PST
by
ewing
To: ewing
True, but as I mentioned in another thread, since about 70% of the Democratic primary vote comes from Cook county, she has a good chance of winning the nomination.
To: LdSentinal
Good point.
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posted on
01/17/2003 1:02:24 AM PST
by
ewing
To: LdSentinal
Carol is just in this for the perks and attention, she really cant win anything anymore.
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01/17/2003 1:07:10 AM PST
by
ewing
To: LdSentinal; Free the USA; ambrose; sampai
Fitzgerald can only defeat Braun........... PS I thought she was not going to run..
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01/17/2003 1:25:05 AM PST
by
KQQL
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To: KQQL
That's what Taegan Goodard said at politicalwire.com, but he's just a Democrat hack.
To: LdSentinal
Hmmm.. I HOPE SHE RUNS
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01/17/2003 1:32:57 AM PST
by
KQQL
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To: KQQL
To be honest, I think Fitzgerald only has to worry about two possible Democratic opponents. St. Comptroller Daniel Hynes (D) and investment banker Blair Hull (D). Congresswoman Jane Schakowsky (D) has already declined to run for the Senate.
Good luck to Carolyn Mosely Braun!!! Perhaps Fitzgerald should use the Gray Davis strategy that helped Bill Simon get the nomination in order for Braun to win the nomination in Illinois.
To: LdSentinal
This is all coming from Donna Brazlie to make sure that Sharpton does not take over from Jesse as the #1 black leader openly defying the DNC.
If need be I think she will run a black candiate in every region!
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01/17/2003 1:46:11 AM PST
by
ewing
To: KQQL; GraniteStateConservative; eureka!; BlackRazor; frmrda
If she does announce, this will be the best news Peter Fitzgerald has heard in a very long time.
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01/17/2003 5:56:03 AM PST
by
Coop
To: Coop
Amen to that! Infinitely better than her running for Prez.
Maybe Rick Santorum can have a little talk with Denny Hastert about whether primary challenges are a good thing.
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posted on
01/17/2003 6:22:55 AM PST
by
JohnnyZ
To: ewing
>>Former Senator Carol Moseley Braun is expected today to announce that she will be running for her old seat on Capitol Hill.<<
First Gov. Ryan gives clemancy to a bunch of killers, then in Chicago, the city concil votes against the war with Iraq, and now this. Whats in the Illinois drinking water?
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posted on
01/17/2003 6:35:25 AM PST
by
Missouri
To: Missouri
I'm still waiting to see if this is official, ABC News has said she isn't running.. (like this circus really matters)
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posted on
01/17/2003 6:37:19 AM PST
by
ewing
(heavy sarcasm button on)
To: ewing
That was perhaps a hopeful Democrat source. I hope.
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posted on
01/17/2003 6:39:25 AM PST
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JohnnyZ
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