Quinn keeps pushing; a Saturday roundup; and comments are now closed
Saturday, Jan 30, 2010 - Posted by Rich Miller * Gov. Quinn is trying his best to get that ABC7 report into the bloodstream. From the AP…
The “they” in the story is Congressman Bobby Rush, who called Hynes “evil” today for using the Harold Washington ad and also said Hynes was “cold and callous and uncaring.” Quinn said Rush’s allegations were “on target.” That event really shows a lot about this governor’s character. And none of it is good. * Eric Zorn asks a couple of questions…
1) I’m assuming Hynes’ early release ad combined with the Harold Washington ad are a much more effective one-two punch on Quinn than the governor’s cemetery ad response. If they thought that the cemetery ad was truly effective, they’d probably do something. Also, and more importantly, a campaign can only do so many messages at a time. More messages requires much more money and results in more dilution of a campaign’s core story. Also, Hynes’ standard stump response - it’s not my job - is just not really all that wonderful. How do you put that in an ad? 2) Quinn is certainly on record saying nice things about Blagojevich, but Blagojevich is also on record time and time again saying how he loathes Pat Quinn. I heard Hynes has killer video of Blagojevich heaping praise on Quinn, but the campaign decided not to use it. The “beauty” of the Harold Washington ad is that there is legitimately divided opinion over what Washington really thought of Pat Quinn. There is no disupte that Blagojevich despises Quinn and has for some time. So, the push-back on a Blagojevich ad is far easier and far more believable. Perhaps because of this, the Blagojevich-Quinn hit has never tested well against Quinn, going all the way back to last fall. And, finally, it’s more message dilution. * On that afore-mentioned Blagojevich topic, the national AP desks gets it wrong…
Quinn is in danger of losing his seat because of numerous acts of incompetence and the fact that he didn’t respond well to some very effective advertising - early release and Harold Washington. * Meanwhile, Gov. Quinn unveiled yet another job-producing news item today…
Two months of those events (and firing his Dept. of Corrections director) and he might not have been in this sort of trouble. * Toni Preckwinkle’s new TV ad… * Let’s hope this driver recovers…
The campaign claimed a passenger car driver turned into the bus’ path. * If you think ads here are rough and tumble, have a look at this one from New Orleans… Yeesh. * We’re shutting down comments until Monday because the comment section has basically just devolved into a mindless running dispute between partisans. So, here’s a video. Get up and dance… About some useless information
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Everything you always wanted to know about me but were afraid to ask
Saturday, Jan 30, 2010 - Posted by Rich Miller * I knew instantly when that bartender offered me a Jameson’s and soda before I said a single word that Kevin McDermott had his lede. Sure enough…
Not that I blame Kevin. I would’ve used it, too. And if you ever wondered where I am while I’m blogging…
Hey, I actually cleaned my office before I let him into my house. Cluttered? I’m glad I didn’t let Kevin come by before I cleaned. Oh, man, the description would’ve been brutal. Also, I have one of the smaller homes in my neighborhood. Yes, it’s a great ‘hood. No doubt. And, yes, it’s a nice home, but it’s no mansion. This really is my day…
Todd knows me better than most…
Yep. He’s right. More from Todd…
Of course, Kevin goes on to overestimate my income, but he’s not alone. Just so you know, it’s not even close to what he or others think. And “$175,000 over the past decade” equals $17,500 a year. I don’t charge nearly enough. I’ll let you in on a little secret: I’ve always wanted to be on the cover of Illinois Issues. That’s why I agreed to do this interview. Kevin is a heckuva writer, so I thought he could make my dream come true. The story came out pretty much as I figured. Kevin did a great job. But, alas, I didn’t make the cover. I’m not exactly photogenic, so some pension story fronted the mag. Oh, well. Maybe when I die.
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