http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4619543madrchsod (1000+ posts) Tue Dec-09-08 04:59 PM
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not good---illinois may have a special election for the senate seat
Durbin and the power brokers in illinois may impeach blago monday and call for a special election. this would open up the seat to a republican two years earlier than the 2010. given the political climate in illinois there`s a 50-50 chance the senate seat could go to a republican.
dick kay on 820am chicago was discussing the latest news on the governor. the only way to get around a special election is for blago to appoint someone tomorrow. if he did it should be jessie jackson jr according to kay.
Yeah, yeah, we can only dream. Alas.
Cary (1000+ posts) Tue Dec-09-08 05:01 PM
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1. No Republican will win here.
Not as long as the bosses count the votes.
madrchsod (1000+ posts) Tue Dec-09-08 05:07 PM
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7. it`s going to take chicago to win it...
if the republicans can find a decent candidate it`s going to be close..
Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Tue Dec-09-08 05:01 PM
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2. If Blago appoints them, they'll lose in 2010 for sure.
That's a sure path to defeat. His name is going to be worse poison than Ryan's.
bobbydem (480 posts) Tue Dec-09-08 05:01 PM
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3. someone should string dumnass Blago up by the balls.
SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Tue Dec-09-08 05:03 PM
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5. They just need to change the rules to say that the legislature appoints replacements.. Legislatures used to appoint senators anyway..
But wouldn't that be a step backward?
Why not let the people vote?
Oh, I forget.....sometimes the people vote "wrong," and we can't have that.
simskl (1000+ posts) Tue Dec-09-08 05:04 PM
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6. 50:50 I'll take it
Just to keep the ****ing choice out of that allegedly greedy dirtbags hands, anybody he picks is tainted in a big way and will be quickly shunned and quite possibly defeated at the first opportunity.
I'd say our chances are a lot more like 75:25 as people in Illinois don't seem to mind the stench of corruption any more than the voters of Connecticut. A well financed Democratic candidate with a new Illinois POTUS behind him/her will have a pretty easy time.
At least a bit easier than the time I hope the allegedly greedy dirtbag will do.
terrya (1000+ posts) Tue Dec-09-08 05:07 PM
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8. I was reading the Senate may not seat a Senator appointed by Blagojevich.
I support an election.
bemildred (1000+ posts) Tue Dec-09-08 06:09 PM
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14. Democracy is bad?
Attack of the Drama Queens.
haruka3_2000 (1000+ posts) Tue Dec-09-08 06:10 PM
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15. Good -- anyone nominated by him will be totally tainted
