Posted on 02/02/2010 8:11:31 PM PST by Maelstorm
Newser) – Moderate Mark Kirk has won Illinois’ Republican Senate primary, blowing away two conservative opponents backed by tea-party contingents. The congressman has 56% of the vote with more than 82% of precincts reporting—giving him a 37% lead over Patrick Hughes. Analysts predicted that a clear Kirk victory would take much of the steam out of the tea-party movement.
On the Democratic side, the Chicago Tribune reports, state treasurer Alexi Giannoulias looks close to clinching the nomination, setting up a fight with Kirk for the Senate seat vacated by President Obama.
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I am just glad I live in Missouri.
Reply to your post #79.
Something like that...
The Repukelican powers that be in Illinois better consider this a wake up call!
Conservatives did well in Illinois... except
too many of them ran and Hughes could have used some support/endorsement from the Conservative/gubernatorial candidates and vice-versa.
Run Patrick Run!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus
Won’t be getting any outside grassroots support that’s for sure.
Illinois is getting ready to take the same track as Michigan and California. What you vote for is what you get.
“Hell NO! It’s Illinois. Can’t expect any better than a RINO from there.”
Close. The area represented is Ill Noise.
Kirk will win over the mobster. There is a tide coming that will make 1994 look like a narrow victory.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus
You’re absolutely right when you say “Patrick Hughes should run as an independent conservative. Or someone should. IL voters deserve better than two liberals!”
Screww the Illinois Republican Party that has been run by the high-roller, blue-blood, democrat-lite scum!
Illinois Republicans have to go thru a purging THEY ARE LUKEWARM AND VILE AND I SPEW THEM FROM OUT OF MY MOUTH!
My Money and my Vote support only Conservative Principle’s!
Is there a conservative person with good name recognition who is not a politician that could be persuaded to run?
What about the Governor’s race? How do you feel about it?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus
Name recognition, media support, and sheepish nature of Republicans helps progressives.
Hughes doubled his support in 3 weeks. If the primary were in March, he could have won.
You are right.
I can’t and won’t compromise and say to myself or be told by others that if I don’t vote for Kirk then the demtards will win the seat.
Maybe then, from the ashes of this once proud party and the home state of Ronald Reagan, we can resurect a political party that we can be proud of!
Time for a conservative / tea party candidate to oppose thi liberal-ass republican. If Kirk wins in November, he will “specter” us for many years.
Nonsense. Apart from Kirk, there’s a strong grassroots conservativce resurgence in the Republican party. I can’t think of a brighter set of up and coming young conservatives than Plummer and Andrzejewski. Brady’s not too bad and one of the reasons he probably defeated Dillard, if he does, will be because Dillard is closer to the Chicago area and therefore, in the minds of most, to the Combine.
When was the last time Illinois had two downstaters running for governor and lieutenant governor?
Cut it out with the blanket statements. Even Kirk could have been defeated if a decent conservative had stepped forward. They all went after the governorship. Fine. The governor can play a big role in a Reagan-style rebuilding. Take over the party, kick the Combine out.
The real question is: are IL gop primaries open to anybody?
How did the scumbag Democrats get this pantload on the Republican ticket, and how were Illinois Republicans stupid enough to vote for him? Was it an open primary? Was he the preferred candidate of the GOP machine?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus
I didn’t pick up on Patrick Hughes until very late in the campaign!
Conservative networking and getting our message out is near non-existant in my area. We have to do better!
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