IL-02 special election thread

[Zioneer]

Good that he resigned; it's a Safe D seat (and a Safe liberal D seat at that), so maybe we could try again with a non-corrupt Dem. Who are some possibilities for a Jackson replacement, and what are their political views?

[Zioneer]

Good that he resigned; it's a Safe D seat (and a Safe liberal D seat at that), so maybe we could try again with a non-corrupt Dem. Who are some possibilities for a Jackson replacement, and what are their political views?

A non-corrupt politician from Chicago? You might as well be asking for a black female politician from Utah.

Yeah yeah, I know. But I can hope, right? Maybe a complete political newbie could win in an upset before having time to be corrupt

Actually, speaking of diverse politicians, I'm honestly surprised that there's been a black Utah politician before a Polynesian politician. How on earth has the Polynesian population of Utah never had a single elected official from among their ranks? Not even a state senator/representative.

[Zioneer]

Good that he resigned; it's a Safe D seat (and a Safe liberal D seat at that), so maybe we could try again with a non-corrupt Dem. Who are some possibilities for a Jackson replacement, and what are their political views?

A non-corrupt politician from Chicago? You might as well be asking for a black female politician from Utah.

How about Mia Love?)))))

That's the joke.

[Zioneer]

  Halvorson going on Fox isn't really such a bad idea.

  In this race 10,000 votes is likely enough to win.  Doesn't matter how you get it.  It will be interesting to see where it comes from as well.  If Chicago has a lower turnout than Kankakee County, then Halvorson would have made a good gamble.  There are no GOP elections going on except the GOP primary for this race.  The Democratic primary is the defacto election here, so it would make sense to try and attract crossover voters.

  The really painful thing to watch has been the Daily Kos people's litmus test for Democratic purity in this race.  These guys are just as annoyingly goofy about their ideological purity as the tea party Republicans that they oppose.

Ill_Ind

Well, if you have the opportunity to have someone who almostly matches up with your views, why not take it?