Showing posts with label Illinois Primary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Illinois Primary. Show all posts
As the UW Athletic Dept. tweet described it this morning, it's like Christmas. Literally, if you're me and it just took you almost two hours to get to work because DC is a winter wonderland. So, a quick update on Illinois and then onto the important news.
Apparently, the tea party movement isn't as strong as is portrayed, as Mark Kirk won the Republican Senate primary last night, despite being considered a RINO by most. (That's "Republican In Name Only" for those you who aren't literate in acronym speak) The Fix breaks the whole thing down, while Politico headlines the chance Republicans could win back the Senate.
Kirk, who voted for ACES in the House, but said he would vote against it as a Senator, will go up against Alexi Giannoulias, the current state treasurer of Illinois. The Republican establishment wasted no time in attacking him last night. You have to love the voice in there. The NRSC really outdid itself.
That Fix link includes some other great info about the 2012 presidential race and Nevada.
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Apparently, the tea party movement isn't as strong as is portrayed, as Mark Kirk won the Republican Senate primary last night, despite being considered a RINO by most. (That's "Republican In Name Only" for those you who aren't literate in acronym speak) The Fix breaks the whole thing down, while Politico headlines the chance Republicans could win back the Senate.
Kirk, who voted for ACES in the House, but said he would vote against it as a Senator, will go up against Alexi Giannoulias, the current state treasurer of Illinois. The Republican establishment wasted no time in attacking him last night. You have to love the voice in there. The NRSC really outdid itself.
That Fix link includes some other great info about the 2012 presidential race and Nevada.
Somehow, between my Groundhog Day (remember that movie? Never listened to "I Got You Babe" again) musings and Supreme Court bewilderment, I glossed right over what today is: the Illinois primary.
This has been a dirty one, as politics in that state often are. Check out this ad for evidence of how brutal the Democratic primary has been.
Politico has kicked off its 2010 Campaign Page, with plenty on this, including a blurb about how the black community became the ping pong ball in the Gubernatorial race.
Interestingly, this bruising primary may become the secondary story if, as is expected, a Republican wins Barack Obama's senate seat. Chew on this: After the first Tuesday in November, Republicans could hold Obama's seat, Ted Kennedy's seat and Harry Reid's seat.
Anyway, should be a fun day.
Also, one more interesting poll I came across, but should not be taken too seriously because he hasn't declared, shows Dino Rossi leading Senator Patty Murray within the margin.
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This has been a dirty one, as politics in that state often are. Check out this ad for evidence of how brutal the Democratic primary has been.
Politico has kicked off its 2010 Campaign Page, with plenty on this, including a blurb about how the black community became the ping pong ball in the Gubernatorial race.
Interestingly, this bruising primary may become the secondary story if, as is expected, a Republican wins Barack Obama's senate seat. Chew on this: After the first Tuesday in November, Republicans could hold Obama's seat, Ted Kennedy's seat and Harry Reid's seat.
Anyway, should be a fun day.
Also, one more interesting poll I came across, but should not be taken too seriously because he hasn't declared, shows Dino Rossi leading Senator Patty Murray within the margin.