Posted on 02/02/2010 3:51:10 PM PST by TitansAFC
Suggested focus thread for Illinois Primary Election talk and results. The polls close at 7:00 p.m. CST.
LET'S GO CONSERVATIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GinUley fits right in with the Machine, crooked family
Lt. Governor
Democrat
Lots of disaffected Democrats. 93% in
Quinn , Pat (i) Dem 412,092 50%
Hynes , Daniel Dem 406,811 50%
Have they counted the dead vote yet?
Lt. Governor
Democrat
Dillard in front by a nose now. They say a lot of the vote left is in DuPage.
I feel sick to my stomach.
Well, that’s it for me - have a fine evening, all, and let’s hope for the best in the a.m.
Governor
Republican
Is that right?
The bankster has won?
Yep
zebra, reasonably speaking, you surely understand the importance of having a united caucus in Congress? Even one Republican Senator who will cross over to support Obama on key issues would give him cover to say that he's being bipartisan, etc, etc, and be destructive to the Republican brand.
There's a good reason why people stopped trusting Republicans to be conservative! and that led to landslides for the Democrats.
The choice is between a divided and rudderless Republican Party with unreliable 50/50 (at best) votes like Mark Kirk, or a strong, united conservative Republican Party that voters can trust with a majority.
One 'Kirk' or 'Specter' isn't the end of the world, but there's never just one.
Where the hell did these votes for Dillard come from?
If you have not lived in Illinois for a certain amount of time, it is not easy to grasp what the "The Combine" really entails.
It is certainly not the same as one-party control of a state that tends to lead to abuse and corruption (recent examples of which are available from both the Democrats in Massachusetts and the Republicans in Alaska). Both the Democrats and Republicans are guilty in IL. It is no surprise that 3 of our last 5 former governors were either convicted of felonies or currently are under indictment (Blago).
Nor is it the same as one finds in a state like California where you end up with a RINO like Arn-uld running things for two terms with the help of a wacked-out liberal legislature. In reality, "The Combine" has nothing to do with liberal or conservative. It is about power and the $$ that flow from that.
"The Combine" is an agreement (which I sometimes wonder if it is even informal) between the Dems who control Cook County (including Chicago) and the Republicans who control the outer suburbs of Chicago and much of the downstate area to share in the spoils of power, much like two Mafia families. And my choice of the Mafia's structure as a metaphor is no accident - the third crucial component of "The Combine" is the Chicago mob (better known as The Outfit) itself.
To accomplish this both sides tend to "look away" when any wrongdoing is exposed in the opposing party. What kind of anti-graft efforts do you expect from the state when the Attorney General (Lisa Madigan) is the daughter of the immensly powerful Speaker of the Illinos House and Chairman of the state Democratic Party (Mike Madigan)? But the irony is that not only does she leave the Dems alone, she does not bother the Repubs either. It is a nonpartisan sort of corruption. The only way that anyone tends to get into trouble is when the feds catch them.
This agreement allows both parties to share the wealth, even when one party is firmly in control of all statewide offices such as the current situation where the Democrats pretty much hold all the elected offices and control both the state house and senate.
The reach of "The Combine" is not limited to a bunch of politicians and their party hacks. It stretches into the judiciary and even into the business community.
If you really want to get a good flavor of the shenanigans that go on in Illinois, read some of John Kass' columns from the Chicago Tribune.
Interesting you ignored my post #283. Dr. Sivana knows the truth.
We’ve got the good on Alex... Read the first 100 post of the Chicago Crime thread...THen again at about 350....He may be indicted before the election.
Aren't 100% results needed before the deceased's ballots are figured in?
Governor
Democrat
-—”They say a lot of the vote left is in DuPage.”-—
CBS guy said city votes are the majority of what’s left.
City + DuPage = Dillard. Ugh. :-(
Wow. The bankster should be easier to beat... but ya never know.
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