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Mr. Illini
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« on: February 09, 2014, 02:11:30 AM »

"Republican candidate for Illinois governor Bill Brady says he was "insensitive" when he said out-of-work people don't want jobs because they enjoy collecting unemployment benefits."

If a Texas Republican refused to say something like this, they would be called a RINO and be primaried.

I think it highlights just how different the spectrum are from state to state. Also, I'm glad he was kept in line for such a generalization.
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« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2014, 03:22:18 AM »

A Republican in Texas can say whatever he wants and still win the general. A Republican in Illinois doesn't have the same luxury. Hence the party holds them to different standards.

I still say Todd Akin would've won had he been running in Texas.
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« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2014, 04:01:52 AM »

A Republican in Texas can say whatever he wants and still win the general. A Republican in Illinois doesn't have the same luxury. Hence the party holds them to different standards.

I still say Todd Akin would've won had he been running in Texas.

Agree. And even would have votes to spare. The same for Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, - almost all South except South-Atlantic states (may be even there, but only in South Carolina and Georgia)
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« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2014, 11:09:51 AM »

He is the extremist candidate of them all and won't carry The Cook suburbs like Dillard can. His lead is probably inflated like last time. He won't get pass the unions and Cullerton on his voting record against minimum wage increase.
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« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2014, 11:41:13 PM »

I'd be surprised if Illinois doesn't elect a Republican this time around.
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« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2014, 10:24:48 AM »

I'd be surprised if Illinois doesn't elect a Republican this time around.

Illinois is NOT a conservative state, so Quinn has a chance against conservative (especially - social conservative) candidate. Can you offer someone electable and socially moderate?
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« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2014, 04:20:19 PM »

I'd be surprised if Illinois doesn't elect a Republican this time around.

You may be in for a surprise. Of course the polls are leaning R right now because of animosity toward Quinn, but as election day nears the Democratic machine will get behind Quinn and use all of their resources to smear the Republican candidate. Chicago will turn out as usual and I think Quinn will be re-elected by Illinoisans holding their noses in the booth.
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« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2014, 10:07:21 PM »

Rutherford seems the strongest to me, having been elected statewide afterall. But again, 2010 was favorable for him, so I'd hope he can ramp up downstate and suburban margins enough to overcome Chicago's vote dump and finally get some reforms done.

The Illinois super majority waves hello. A Republican governor will not be able to push any of his "reforms."
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« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2014, 11:02:37 PM »

A Republican in Texas can say whatever he wants and still win the general. A Republican in Illinois doesn't have the same luxury. Hence the party holds them to different standards.

I still say Todd Akin would've won had he been running in Texas.

That is completely wrong (evidence: how much Todd Akin lost by, and the fact Ann Richards won against basically the same character).
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« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2014, 11:09:58 PM »

A Republican in Texas can say whatever he wants and still win the general. A Republican in Illinois doesn't have the same luxury. Hence the party holds them to different standards.

I still say Todd Akin would've won had he been running in Texas.

That is completely wrong (evidence: how much Todd Akin lost by, and the fact Ann Richards won against basically the same character).
Ann Richards last won 24 years ago. Things have changed greatly in the South since then.
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« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2014, 11:50:51 AM »

A Republican in Texas can say whatever he wants and still win the general. A Republican in Illinois doesn't have the same luxury. Hence the party holds them to different standards.

I still say Todd Akin would've won had he been running in Texas.

That is completely wrong (evidence: how much Todd Akin lost by, and the fact Ann Richards won against basically the same character).
Ann Richards last won 24 years ago. Things have changed greatly in the South since then.

That still doesn't dispute the fact that Todd Akin by a very substantial margin in a state that is getting redder.
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