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Tim Nieukirk’s “victory” speech

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BOOM-Shakalaka!


The Get Nieuked ticket got 16 write-in votes in the City of Peoria alone.

It’s not too late to help retire the Get Nieuked campaign debt by buying a t-shirt, button or trucker cap at their CafePress page. Go help them out.

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 2:59 pm

Comments

  1. I indeed got nieuked on tuesday. i could not harbor voting for any of the 3 candidates on the ballot. so i got in there and made the last second decision to write him in.

    Comment by Robbie Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 3:40 pm

  2. BOOOM Shakalaka - US Senate in ‘08!!!

    Comment by Anon Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 3:56 pm

  3. It appears that the YouTube candidate came in second among Peoria write-ins. He got 16. Randy Stufflebeam got 222.

    Comment by Cal Skinner Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 4:19 pm

  4. I find your fascination with this odd-ball, well, odd.

    Comment by Dark Knight Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 4:30 pm

  5. There actually was a Stufflebeam yard sign on my route to work the last few weeks. Not sure if he got many votes in Galesburg.

    Comment by Robbie Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 4:31 pm

  6. Oddball? I wouldn’t go on to say that. Unconventional, maybe…and definitely unique. I admire how fashionable the Lt. Governor candidate dresses; hat and tie, a real classy fellow. Glad to see there were some Central Illinoisians who weren’t afraid to get Nieuked. Go get ‘em next time, Tim!

    Comment by Walking Wounded Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 4:40 pm

  7. DK, it’s a joke. People can be so serious in this business.

    Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 5:00 pm

  8. Judging from the very few authorities that are reporting write-ins, Stufflebeam should pass 5,000 easily and may get 10,000 votes or more. I’d be curious how that compares to history in Illinois. I think Nader in 04 got around 5,000.

    Thanks to the Nieuk for the entertainment.

    Comment by Jeff Trigg Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 5:03 pm

  9. I think Republicans should hire this man. LOL!!!

    Comment by Levois Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 6:00 pm

  10. Levois - we certainly couldn’t do any worse than we already have. :)

    Comment by Shelbyville Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 6:55 pm

  11. Hallelujah!

    Comment by Frank Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 7:12 pm

  12. God Bless Nieuk for giving me something to smile about this election season. I’m gonna miss him. Maybe if he sends in his resume, Blago will give him a job?

    Comment by Tessa Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 7:59 pm

  13. http://www.champaigncountyclerk.com/elections/results/2006/docs/nov/11_07_2006_writein.pdf

    Unfortunatley, only one vote for the Nieukirk campaign in Champaign County. It wasn’t me either.

    Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 8:27 pm

  14. Jeff, my observation closing polls is that most judges either didn’t know how to count write-in votes or they didn’t care.

    The electronic machines are more efficient at recording write-in votes than the old system.

    Comment by Carl Nyberg Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 9:34 pm

  15. Tim got 11 votes in Sangamon County. A protest vote if I ever saw one.

    Comment by Shadoobie Friday, Nov 10, 06 @ 9:51 am

  16. Out of 8 counties so far tabulating write-in votes (Champaign, Crawford, Douglas, LaSalle,McLean, Peoria, and Sangamon)
    The results are as follows:

    Stufflebeam 1,418 (He looks to get a respectable total for a write-in candidate.)

    Neiukirk 55

    McCoy (Libertarian) 47

    Mike Shorten 2

    Albert “Barney” Sloan 7

    Martin Koch 1

    Angel Rivera 1

    David Sito 1

    There you have it from someone with way too much time on their hands!!

    train111

    Comment by train111 Friday, Nov 10, 06 @ 11:26 am

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