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Well, I'm not an IL voter, so I don't have a say. Down here in TN, we can't even get the Republican party to run a candidate against a corrupt 'Rat administration. All I can tell you folks is vote your conscience in this matter. Some will vote for Oberweis in an attempt to stop Topinka, which is completely understandable, but Oberweis has, as was pointed out, reinvented himself and his positions so many times that one has to question his commitments and his core principles.

If the marginally more acceptable Brady pulls enough votes to keep Oberweis away from the nomination, I can't necessarily fault Brady for doing that, either. If Oberweis had maintained consistent principles throughout his campaigns, as opposed to sticking a moistened finger in the air to ascertain where the political winds were blowing, perhaps he wouldn't find himself in such a pickle. As I said, I don't envy IL GOP primary voters, this is not exactly an inspiring cast of characters that would lead the state back to greatness again. If IL is to remain mediocre, let the 'Rats take full credit.

"If Oberweis had maintained consistent principles throughout his campaigns, as opposed to sticking a moistened finger in the air to ascertain where the political winds were blowing, perhaps he wouldn't find himself in such a pickle."

The voice of reason. I'm sorry about your state of affairs in TN and I hope it gets better for you soon.

I think in my neck of the woods, in spite of the snow, turnout will be big in Champaign county b/c of referendums. Some people in the SW part of town have a couple to vote on as well as the entire city has a heated school board referendum (nothing like those to bring out the voters).

We never know what will happen but all I know is it's less than 24 hours before opening of polls and personally when tomorrow is over, part of me will be happy.

Been a lot of hard work and getting the message out.