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Toto, we’re not in Bucktown anymore
Friday, Sep 2, 2016 - Posted by Rich Miller * A new radio ad starts out with a man talking in a thick southern drawl and proudly proclaiming “All my life I’ve only moved one mile.” The man says he’s hunted “for years” with the candidate he supports and that the politician “fights” to protect the 2nd Amendment. Then, the President of Citizens for Life PAC calls the candidate a “champion for pro-life issues and someone that we can trust.” A woman named Julie says the candidate fights for tougher laws against sexual predators. And a southern Illinois mayor, who says to listeners that he’s a Republican, vouches for the candidate as “one of us. He knows our values.” * Who is this candidate? Why, none other than state Rep. John Bradley, a Marion Democrat… To be clear, this is common practice in Downstate races. It’s just sooooo southern I thought I’d post it for your listening enlightenment.
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- Amalia - Friday, Sep 2, 16 @ 3:33 pm:
so he’s running as an independent too. nice to remember when his management criticizes Republicans who are billing themselves that way.
- Carhartt Union Negotiating Team - Friday, Sep 2, 16 @ 3:34 pm:
Yeah, well… It’s a pretty decent ad, even with the harmonica. Catchiest line is, “He’s a Democrat, I’m a Republican, but principles transcend politics.”
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Sep 2, 16 @ 3:36 pm:
Cookie-cutter Raunerites, not unlike when Daniels or Cross had recruited “their” candidates, won’t work when districts have more of a feeling of belonging that a belief in partisanship.
Love the dynamic.
Micro. It’s all about the micro, “southern Illinois” style.
- A guy - Friday, Sep 2, 16 @ 3:59 pm:
Not from there, so it’s hard to know if this is effective or not there. Would assume someone thinks so. If it is. Wow. Blazing Saddles, here we come.
- DuPage - Friday, Sep 2, 16 @ 4:11 pm:
I’m pretty sure Rauner’s forces will finance a counter attack.