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Polls open at 6:00 AM in lovely Republican Lake County, Illinois. There were just a few people there. It is a very dreary day here. My vote went straight Republican of course. There were some offices and judgeships where the Republican is unopposed. There is big stink on WLS-AM about an attack ad for Lisa Madigan (Dumo candidate for Illinois Attorney General) in yestrday's Tribune that linked Joe Birkett (Republican) to the Sniper shooting because he got money from the NRA (actually a group with in the NRA connected to law enforcement). She is the daughter of the Illinois House Speaker and is the most unqualified candidate that I have ever seen. She has never tried a case in court. She has a chance to win due to Cook County vote fraud. The most interesting aspect of this election is that Mayor Daley appears to be sitting it out. I think he wants the Republican candidate for Governor to win. If there is a Democratic Governor, Daley will no longer be the number one Democrat in Illinois. I would really be interested in seeing his ballot. The Daley inaction may keep the Cook County vote fraud down for once.