Illinois US Senate seat poll

Following ex-governor George Ryan's indictment today, and the previous indictment of 66 other prominent Illinois' Republicans, who do you think would be the likely winner of next November's election for retiring Senator Peter Fitzgerald's seat?

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I've always wanted to be a Senator! }(

never been to Austin.

have friends there.....but, Texas???

the thought of being anywhere near the evil spawn after he oozes his way back to Crawford.....

na ga da

We have such a wealth of awesome choices this year, I am soooooo deeply torn about who to support. I like them ALL, frankly, for a variety of reasons...

Hynes and Pappas supported the Iraq invasion, Hull and Obama did not. I don't know about Chico.
Obama is #1 in my book, but I could live with Hull.
Anyway, the seat is OURS!!!

One edit: Thanks for your Simon recap. It was beautiful...

:)

I don't think she has much of a chance, but you just know that she would be a spitfire in the Senate.

But if Congresswoman Schakowsky (who is my rep) endorsed him, then that resolved it for me.

responding to the Saddam capture.

every one SAVE JS was very carefully supportive of the deal.

Schakowsky, however, told it the way it is: that it was nice to catch the bad bad man, but that it certainly remains to be seen what the future holds in Iraq. Also, WTF were we doing there in the FIRST place, and what about the BS reasons given for going?

love that woman

and, poor Nancy Skinner....lost her job, and isn't even getting a mention

check out his website!!!

http://www.obamaforillinois.com/

... but he even LOOKS like what I think a Senator should look like--- tall, dignified, etc. . Help me choose, Lord.... LOL :)

It sounds like he belongs in the choir. Nice Baritone voice.

I also loved the jazz music in the background.

Here, listen:

Jazzy Obama

and another one

Jazzy Obama 2

Yeah, Barak is great all around! :)

Awesome.

What is it about IL, that we seem to produce lots of good orators? Is it something of a political tradition, perhaps? :)

Very deep, stentorian.

Stilled now, but alive in our hearts forever more.

Rest in peace, my friend. :)

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May I have some of whatever it is you're smoking? :P

Illinois: The Land of Democrats!

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In 2002, we went through a virtual political revolution. Dems control all the state wide offices, except Treasurer, Both house of the General Assembly. And one of two U.S. Senate seats.

True that there are many good candidates. But this is a guy who will be on the Sunday morning talk shows brilliantly outlining the right thing.

He was the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review. Former community organizer. Author. Constitutional law lecturer at U of Chicago. Lead sponsor of legislation reforming IL's awful capital punishment system. Lead sponsor of anti racial profiling legislation.

These just off the top of my head.

Even as a first termer, this guy will bring up the level of intelligence and discourse for Dems and the Senate in general.

Obama and Blair. They're both exceptional candidates.

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Hynes would have supported the Iraq invasion. Other than that (though that seems pretty damn important!)Labor gives him high marks.

... he's VERY progressive, scrupulously honest, bright bordering on brilliant, and excellent orator and absolutely FEARLESS when it comes to Republicans! :)

NOt that I won't support Dan should he be the nominee. I suspect he has the inside track. But Hynes was on of the first to propose the real estate tax rebate that occurred just in front of the 2000 election. This was a regressive tax cut and helped make the normally secure incumbents even more so in that election. NOT ONE seat changed hands. I think Obama is head and shoulders above the fine crop of Democratic candidates.
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He also has the name recognition to get elected. I signed his petition.

He'd be a younger dick Durbin--- bright, tenacious as a pit bull and absolutely FEARLESS in the face of Republicans! :)

Apparently, the White House tried to convince Edgar to run for this seat. Edgar turned them down.

Edgar was the only Republican that could have won this. Edgar still has a high popularity rating.

I'm reasonably sure we'll win this one.

He bluntly said 'no', because (among other resons) "Brenda would divorce me, if she didn't simply kill me." :P

he will be a great senator, but really, anyone with a D next to their name is going to clean up house. Especially if the pubs throw out some wacko because they think the entire state is Dupage County.

Most people dont realize that we voted for Gore by a higher margin than California!

Since I am not an Illinois voter.


Anybody have any mustard?
:)


John