Charlie Johnston: ducks born lame
Charlie Johnston over at Chicago Daily Observer writing on the GOP primary in IL-14,
If, as many are speculating, former Speaker Denny Hastert resigns his Congressional seat in early November, it could set up a truly bizarre spectacle on Feb. 5, 2008: the winner of the general special election to fill the unexpired term (likely to be held that day) could simultaneously lose his primary for the regular term. That would not just be a lame duck, but a duck born lame.Read the whole thing. It's complicated. I'd hate to have Hastert resign and complicate things like this.
I don't think Oberweis all that popular here except with the anti-immigrant crowd.
Like Johnston I hear (without the phone calls)
In calls around the district last week, I was startled to hear activists in the east almost uniformly behind Lauzen while out west they were undecided between Lauzen and Oberweis. That is exactly the opposite of what Oberweis needs – and if it continues could well be the formula for a stunning Lauzen upset.Can't speak for the expanse West of Dekalb, but people I know like the ice cream. As Candidate for Congress though, Oberweis is going to need to work. Bashing the folks who cut all the lawns out here may not be the way to go.
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The interesting thing about Charlie Johnston's bio is that they leave out his current position, at Libertyville GMC, selling used cars.
He's doing this because no candidates will hire him, as his reputation is to show up for his check, but not do any work. Just ask McSweeney and Zinga.
Good luck, Charlie.
cogent insight anon...
...can you sell?
Wow,
What a bit of slander. Rich Miller, you might do yourself well to remove that last comment.
We're all responsible for monitoring our own posts on Illinoize. I deleted anon's comment.
Geez, I thought talking a shot at Oberwies's bashing of immigrants was going to be the hot topic.
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