EEE Smart to make tough decisions before the filing deadline in mid-December. Too often conservatives wait until it is too late to do anything about the situation. Timing is everything. The calendar dictates a rigid schedule of when you must do what (unless you're a Dem in NJ).
PF See TRG on Obie and 2A. He got mailings I didn't get.
Several times, eg on Teri O'Brien and Tom Roeser programs, Brady has said he opposes corruption by Blago and the Dems but will not oppose it by Republicans. Brady has specifically mention Blago's corruption in the placement of bonds and then has tried to protect Kjellander who is a central co-corrupter in Blago's corruption. The Dems can get away with a double standard. But Brady will soon discover that Republicans are held to a higher standard, both by non-Republicans ... and especially by the Peter Fitzgerald - PF Republicans.
Obie is now the conservative candidate, it would seem. Can he improve his campaign style and gain control of framing the issues?
Suppose that corruption and economic issues are the real issues in Illinois. (Taxes, spending, over regulation). Suppose that despite the bi-partisan past of Gidwitz, he is now for real on these issues. Although not a hard conservative, he certainly is no where as far left as Toopinka, nor even as far left of a Mark Kirk, who is to the right of Toopinka.
It's a new ballgame.