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Tuesday, Mar 14, 2006 - Posted by Rich Miller
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Notice to all Illinois bloggers and commenters
Tuesday, Mar 14, 2006 - Posted by Rich Miller
I’m going to be doing some instant analysis stuff, but part of the schtick will be reporting on what the blogs are saying around the state and what commenters are saying right here. This will obviously be a great opportunity to hype the Capitol Fax Blog and Illinoize, but it will also introduce people to lots of other blogs and bloggers throughout the state. I strongly encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity. Please, live blog election night, especially between 9 and 11. And try to give me a heads up about what you plan to do in advance. There is a lot of talent out there, and we’ve been given an opportunity to showcase it on election night. I also think it’s fantastic that a mainstream media outlet is taking interest in what’s going on in the blog world. Kudos to them. I’m also scheduled to do the Illinois Radio Network that night, and the station has said they’ll provide me with a phone hookup for that gig. Should be busy, but lots of fun.
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Question of the day
Tuesday, Mar 14, 2006 - Posted by Rich Miller We’re not going to do a single question of the day today. Instead, we’re going to look at various aspects of the Chicago Tribune’s latest poll. Let’s start with the Republican governor’s race. Scroll down for the other contests. With one week until the March 21 primary election, a survey of 600 likely Republican voters found Topinka with the support of 36 percent, compared with 21 percent for businessman Jim Oberweis, 15 percent for state Sen. Bill Brady of Bloomington and 9 percent for businessman Ron Gidwitz. Another 18 percent said they were undecided, 1 percent said they supported perennial candidate Andy Martin and 1 percent said they backed another candidate. […] Please read the whole thing before commenting, then have at it.
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Stroger up
Tuesday, Mar 14, 2006 - Posted by Rich Miller Notice that this is the first time that the Tribune has published a poll on the county board president’s race. I figured that meant their last poll had Stroger with a huge lead. Maybe I’m just cynical. The poll of 475 Cook County registered voters likely to cast ballots in the Democratic primary showed Stroger leading Claypool 47 percent to 37 percent. The survey was conducted Wednesday through Sunday by Market Shares Corp. of Mt. Prospect and has an error margin of 5 percentage points. No kidding. UPDATE: Bill Clinton appears in Stroger radio ads. UPDATE: You all know by now that Stroger is in the hospital. Let’s keep the rumors to a minimum, shall we? I’m going to go back and delete a few comments here because they are just too over the top. We’ll all know more soon. (And for crying out loud, people, the man is in the hospital, so let’s keep the nastiness at bay.)
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Does it really matter any more?
Tuesday, Mar 14, 2006 - Posted by Rich Miller EE is such a disappointment. On the Democratic side, Blagojevich has seen a slight increase in his favorability since last month’s poll, which may be an indication of the success of his TV ad campaign. Blagojevich also has refused to engage Eisendrath directly in public debate, denying the challenger the potential for wider publicity for his low-visibility candidacy.
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That Greek guy is ahead of that other guy
Tuesday, Mar 14, 2006 - Posted by Rich Miller Tribune poll results for treasurer. In the other contested statewide primary on the Democratic ballot, the race for treasurer, the poll indicated Chicago banker Alexi Giannoulias has benefited from ads featuring the endorsement of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.). Benefiting from a 33 percentage point boost in name recognition, Giannoulias has the support of 31 percent of Democratic voters compared to 17 percent for Paul Mangieri, the Knox County state’s attorney and the slated candidate of the state Democratic Party.
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Lite guv
Tuesday, Mar 14, 2006 - Posted by Rich Miller Boxer whipping wonk. Here are the Trib’s numbers for the lieutenant governor’s primary. In the Republican contest for lieutenant governor, the poll showed DuPage County State’s Atty. Joe Birkett with support from 36 percent of likely voters and state Sen. Steve Rauschenberger of Elgin with 18 percent, while 41 percent were undecided. Kane County Recorder Sandy Wegman had 3 percent, attorney Lawrence Bruckner had 2 percent, and 1 percent backed another candidate. Discuss.
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Morning shorts
Tuesday, Mar 14, 2006 - Posted by Rich Miller · Cook County smoking ban moving fast. · Another Chicago investigation. · Springfield storm photos. Here and here. · Cheney raised $200K for Roskam. Here’s another story on the visit. · Good roundup of 8th CD GOP primary race. · Syverson talks about the budget. · Bill Brady opposes hospital charity requirements proposed by Lisa Madigan. The legislation appears dead for this year. Meanwhile, Urbana’s Provena Covenant Medical Center waits to see if its tax exempt status is restored. · Congressman Jerry Weller made 11 foreign trips lasting a combined 44 days “one to Canada and the rest to 14 nations in Central and South America, including Columbia three times. Taxpayers picked up a tab of about $24,562, including Weller’s pro rata share of delegation expenses.” · Lindy Scott profiled. · Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar won’t run for re-election as chairman of the DuPage Township Republican Party? He has reportedly endorsed DuPage Township Supervisor Bill Mayer as his successor. · Missed it. Cathleen Falsani interviewed Studs Terkel at Borders. · To say these two are longshots would be kind.
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