Because… Madigan!
Monday, Aug 20, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Tribune…
Deputy Illinois House Republican leader Tom Demmer of Dixon says no one should expect the GOP to stop trying to tie Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan to local Democratic candidates.
“It certainly hasn’t lost its effectiveness.” Demmer said Sunday on WGN-AM 720. “I think the reason is in most articles you read about Speaker Madigan, it talks about the tremendous amount of influence and control he has over legislation that ever even comes up for a vote.” […]
“When you think about, across the state, there’s a lot of people both Republicans and Democrats, who are frustrated with Mike Madigan’s leadership and they don’t have a way of directly voting for him or not,” Demmer said, explaining what Rauner and Republicans have described as the “People’s Pledge” asking candidates not to back Madigan for speaker.
“And so the question really comes down to, if you’re somebody in the state who thinks that 40 years in politics is long enough … that it might be time to try something new,” he said. “That’s why we’re encouraging people to ask your local state representative candidate who they’re going to vote for for speaker. This is not something that a typical Illinoisan will see on their ballot.”
The full interview is here.
- Roman - Monday, Aug 20, 18 @ 11:43 am:
Translation: “Being against Madigan is all we got.”
- wordslinger - Monday, Aug 20, 18 @ 11:46 am:
–Deputy Illinois House Republican leader Tom Demmer of Dixon says no one should expect the GOP to stop trying to tie Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan to local Democratic candidates.–
No one does.
So no cryin’ when they hang Trump/Rauner around your necks.
- Ray del Camino - Monday, Aug 20, 18 @ 11:49 am:
“Who are you going to vote for for Speaker?”
“I dunno, who’s going to be running?”
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Aug 20, 18 @ 12:07 pm:
===“When you think about, across the state, there’s a lot of people both Republicans and Democrats, who are frustrated with…”===
Oh, Mr. Demmer.
“Frustrated”… hmm…
“I’m frustrated too but taking steps to reform Illinois is more important than a short term budget stalemate.”
That “frustrated”?
As a member of the 99th General Assembly, you personally voted to harm Illinois’ Social Services and passively close higer educational institutions for Raunerism.
That’s who you are.
“Frustrated”?
This is embarrassing.
I’m sure your downstate economic engines appreciated you having no budgets for a whole General Assembly.
“Frustrated”… fine choice of words.
- Anonimity - Monday, Aug 20, 18 @ 12:23 pm:
Everyone should keep their eyes on Tropical Storm Blue that is heading to the U.S. I predict it will be a Category 5 Hurricane by Election Day.
- JS Mill - Monday, Aug 20, 18 @ 12:40 pm:
Word is so entirely spot on with this…
=So no cryin’ when they hang Trump/Rauner around your necks.=
I have a notion that this will haunt the GOP/Raunerites/Trumpinistas.
- Huh? - Monday, Aug 20, 18 @ 12:43 pm:
“I have a notion that this will haunt the GOP/Raunerites/Trumpinistas.”
A saying comes to mind, something about dogs and fleas.
- Annonin' - Monday, Aug 20, 18 @ 1:20 pm:
Listen carefully at the beginin’ Demmer can’t even offer a straight answer on whether went to the Fair. All down hill after that.
- VanillaMan - Monday, Aug 20, 18 @ 2:19 pm:
“We try to do our jobs, but this speaker, he’s more powerful than all of us put together, and richer than Old King Midas.”
“So we’re helpless and paralysed. We can’t do anything. We’re like innocent fawns and he’s this gigantic forest fire, destroying our state with the ruthlessness of ten thousand starving termites.”
“Help us, oh please, help us fight this cruel villan,”
“Thank you, and don’t forget to reelect me.”
- Archpundit - Monday, Aug 20, 18 @ 3:00 pm:
The problem for Republicans in Illinois is a structural problem created by the national Republicans. Illinois isn’t a conservative state, but the Republican party has gone much more conservative. So complaining against Madigan may help on the margins, but it isn’t going to win control of either House or the Governor’s office anytime soon.
- ANALYST - Monday, Aug 20, 18 @ 5:04 pm:
And the Anti-MJM voices think that someone else, some new face, will not provide similar leadership — ???