You Heard It Here First
Okay, based on a number of things, none of which I'm going to go into, I'm calling out the '06 Republican ticket right here, right now. If I'm right...I don't know what. If I'm not, well, I think I am, but I guess we'll see.- Governor - Jim Edgar
- Lt. Gov - Christine Radogno
- Attorney General - ok, I'm not so sure on this one
- Treasurer - Judy Baar Topinka
- Comptroller - Bill Brady
- Secretary of State - Dan Rutherford
But if I am right, with this lineup, does anybody see the Republicans picking up any of the offices that they don't presently hold? The changed photo caption gives you some insight as to my thoughts on the matchups. No reflection on the candidates themselves, mind you, just calling it like I see it.
Maybe they would be better off with the lineup pictured in my post here.
Maybe they would be better off with the lineup pictured in my post here.
posted by Rep. John Fritchey @ 8/24/2005
19 comments
19 Comments:
"If I'm not, well, I think I am, but I guess we'll see"
Come on buddy, you can't even admit you might be wrong. Complete your if-then statement, you liberal coward. How about if you are wrong. You walk from one end of your district to the other in women's panties.
You mean other than the Governor's race?
Lets have some fun by suggesting some AG contenders, eh?
I'll go first...
David Silverman
Ok, I'll go second. WHO? Seriously, has anybody even expressed an interest in that suicide run other than Joe Birkett.
Do you really think Edgar will come out of his luctrative retirement to face MSI and the other skeletons in his closet? It doesn't make sense but you are right it's a crazy business where many are driven by misguided egos.
I think you are pretty close to being right...I just hope it's a clean election..We don't need any more mud slinging.
If this is the line up I don't see anything changing other than Topinka losing.
Politics in Illinois is a lot different than they were 12 years ago when Edgar last ran for Governor. He won't get the passes that he use to get.
Even if Rod wins, it will be pure entertainment to watch him bumble and stutter his way through a defense of his administration.
While I don't think that Jesse can be beat by anybody, it would be a mistake to not take Rutherford seriously
Does this assume that the others (Poe, et al.) take one for the team and drop out or is this after they beat on each other for months in the primary?
Silverman is a law partner with Cross, but is that enough to get him to be a sacrificial lamb? Or would he just be being thrown in there as favor to Madigan?
Illinois Democrat,
I'll tell you now that the most mud thrown will be by Blago's people. They will do and say whatever they have to in order to deflect attention from their paper-thin boss.
You would think that it would be enough just to say that the guy is so distrusted, members of his OWN party made him put agreements in writing.
NOT JIM EDGAR AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SAY IT AIN'T SO!
1. If Edgar runs against Rod -- he wins -- I mean Rod's campaign is talking like Edgar's scandal will without any doubt bring him down -- Rod has quite enough scandals in his few years that he shouldn't be talking;
2. I haven't heard of Christine for Lt. Gov. but its not much of an issue;
3. JBT will hold on to her seat;
4. Hynes, White and Madigan will all hold on to their seat.
A Blagojevich/Edgar race is just going to leave our whole state feeling like chumps for repeatedly electing Governors who stick it to us. I guess we get what we deserve.
If Edgar runs, the White House will put enough money into the race to negate Rod's dollars.
Then it becomes an issue of whose scandals or bad media plays more relevantly...and the scores of voters that have been registered in the past few years don't remember MSI, and will only have the headlines in the paper to guide them. I think that a lot of crossover votes that Rod got may have second thoughts.
I don't think that Rod loses, but a wake up call is coming...if Edgar runs, this race is going to be a lot of fun to watch.
I like Rutherford (I'm a Dem), but he is not going to beat White and would not be abel to bean Hynes. The only thing he will be able to accomplish is increasing his name ID.
I'm not sure I agree that Blagojevich (especially after all the scandals of his first term, and the way he royally screwed state workers with the pension "reforms" he hammered through while he hoped nobody was looking Memorial Day weekend) would walk all over Jim Edgar (or JBT). I voted for G-Rod the first time, but I won't be making that mistake again. If I'm given the option of Edgar or Topinka, I'd seriously have to think about filling in that oval instead.
That said, anything lower down on the ticket I don't much care for the GOP's chances.
Rutherford spends a lot of time up in your part of the City, doesn't he John?
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