Roskam.
Though I doubt he would win in this wonderful state.
Aaron Shock is thinking about Governor in 2014.
I think that Congressman Roskam would have been the best IL U.S. Senate candidate, but he said that he won’t run. Two days ago, I became the campaign manager of a Chad Koppie, a conservative Republican who hopes to replace Sen. Durbin. Chad has been a school board member, township trustee, and a member of a county school board. In 1998, he was the only conservative who ran for governor, in our GOP primary. Chad got almost 20% of the vote, although he didn’t spend much money. He’s pro-tax cuts, pro-spending cuts, pro-life, and pro-gun rights. On facebook, please like Chad’s campaign page.
I think the combine's plan is to convince Aaron Schock to run for U.S. Senator against Durbin in 2014 (they'll say it's the right time and place since he'll be over 30 and his track record so far has been winning an election to school board at 18, school board president at 21, state legislator at 23, and Congressmen at 27). Once he wins the primary, they'll sell him down the river and not lift a finger to help him beat Durbin.
With Schock running for Senate, his congressional seat will be available and the powers that be can anoint State Senator Darin LaHood as the "natural successor and clear choice", since dear ol' daddy Ray LaHood held that house seat. And then Darin can stop pretending to be conservative once he gets a cushy house seat for life. (Obama will get a new suckup pal)
I flippin' hate this state. :-(
>> Roskam. Though I doubt he would win in this wonderful state. <<
Roskam would have been the ideal choice in 2010 and would also be excellent in 2014. I don't think he wants to run in 2014, though. Against Durbin, it's doubtful, if it was an open Senate seat, he could theoretically win. (again, the biggest problem is the combine. They utterly destroyed Peter Fitzgerald and Dan Walker, and quickly turned "maverick" Pat Quinn into one of them once he assumed the governor's office). I really wish Joe Walsh would run for Governor in 2014 just to give a big middle finger to the media and political establishment in both parties, but again, I'm doubtful he could get elected.