From Secy of State Website. Filing ends 5:00 PM CST Wednesday 1/6/16
No delegates from Rubio yet, and one Gilmore delegate has filed. Bernie Sanders says he will have his paperwork in by Wednesday.
Posted on 01/04/2016 3:59:39 PM PST by BigEdLB
Illinois' role in the 2016 presidential nominating process began to take shape Monday, the first day of filing for White House aspirants and their all-important convention delegates to get their names on the state's March 15 primary ballot.
On the Republican side, businessman and reality TV show star Donald Trump, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio filed for the GOP presidential preference ballot when the doors to the State Board of Elections opened at 8 a.m.
All but Rubio also filed national convention delegate slates in the state's 18 congressional districts. Alex Conant, a spokesman for the Rubio campaign, said its delegate petitions were gathered entirely by volunteers and would be filed before the Wednesday deadline.
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Trump announced that he is now on the ballot in Illinois.
I’m disappointed in Bill Brady agreeing to be a John Ellis Bush stooge.
Brady has always been a frat boy wanting the club to like him. Give him credit. He is very consistent.
Those who discount the name strength of a delegate are mistaken. Look at previous contested primaries. A good delegate name can run 10% ahead of her candidate. A well known and hated name can run 20% behind his candidate. For example, a political operative was responsible for the election judges. All the election judges hated him. Election judges and their families and friends are the ones sure to vote. The hated political operative ran 20% behind his candidate.
Sports star names are always the best delegate names.
[I’m disappointed in Bill Brady agreeing to be a John Ellis Bush stooge.]
The GOPe in Illinois has gone all out for JEB.
Willie Wilson...glad to see he made the cut.
It's PhilCollins, he's an Illinois FReeper and posts regularly on here. He's been touting Gilmore for months, so I'm not surprised he's running as a Gilmore delegate.
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