Today Citizens for Judicial Fairness is launching a new ad highlighting Justice Tom Kilbride’s broken promise not to accept “one penny” from Mike Madigan.
The ad uses Kilbride’s own words against him. Kilbride told WBEZ on October 2 that he issued a “mandate” to his campaign to reject money from Madigan or his entities. Despite that public declaration, Kilbride took more than half a million dollars from the Madigan controlled Democratic Party of Illinois on October 16th according to disclosure records filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections.
Chairman of Citizens for Judicial Fairness Jim Nowlan released the following statement:
Madigan’s favorite judge Tom Kilbride is in trouble, and Madigan is riding to the rescue. For weeks, Kilbride has been touting his independence, honesty, and integrity, but in a sad act of desperation, Kilbride accepted $550,000 from Madigan a mere two weeks after publicly vowing to reject any money from Madigan and his entities. Kilbride’s actions make it clear that he puts his allegiance to Madigan over his independence and even his own integrity.
- Jim Nowlan
Learn more about Justice Kilbride’s broken promise not to take any money from Madigan or his entities:
News-Gazette: Trashed by fellow Democrats, Madigan still flush with cash
Peoria Journal Star: Madigan-controlled funds used to boost Tom Kilbride in Supreme Court race
The whole Because Madigan tactic exhaust me, i.e DuPage incident over the weekend, but I think this is a solid ad in connecting the two. And it’s not like Judicial Fairness needs the majority vote in this race, they just need for Kilbride to not obtain 60%
Very weak….noticing Nowlan shifting his dark money against Cates in southern IL. Guess their sure thing there hit some head wind with his work for child abusers. BTW Nowlan’s bandits have not denied they are really about slashing pension benefits not remap.
When all they can say is “because Madigan” it makes me think they don’t have any real reason why I should vote against Kilbride. If they had a legitimate reason they would have featured it.
The “Because Madigan” thing is tedious. It’s not going to convince anybody whose not already obsessed with Madigan.
But Kilbride brought this one on himself. He tried to take credit for distancing himself from Madigan only backtrack when convenient. The ad makes a decent case that the judge is not a man of his word.
The poll question you had last week I voted to return the money. Thinking more it appears Kilbride is between a rock and a hard place. I assume he did/does not have 60% thus more money to get a message out is needed. Don’t take the money you are toast. Take the money get the message out but the new attack ad reinforces the previous ads which is in part (or the reason) why he is down. How does Kilbride counter the attacks when there is no opponent and thus opposition record to go after?
=== - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Oct 22, 20 @ 10:22 am
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The thing about “Fire Madigan”, if you can define, clearly, who you are and what you’re about, the falloff seems to line up with the mitigating factor denting, not damaging.
In the statewide proxy of Mendoza/Munger, as a good proxy example, the proxy of both Rauner AND Madigan, Mendoza as a candidate was able to even the message.
Kilbride has no foil like Mendoza did, and Kilbride as a known entity was low, so tying him to Madigan resonates better than typical GA races, with folks able to say and be who they are.
If Kilbride goes down, I think the impact of Madigan is big to the exact relationship to Kilbride’s unknown.===
You should remember, you should.
I know you know this… you responded to me after I wrote it.
Kilbride’s win or loss to this is unique to the nature of Kilbride, his own unknowns, and the nature of retention
Thinking “Fire Madigan” has found its stride, Durkin is looking at losing seats at this moment, “Fire Madigan” included.
@DuPage ==When all they can say is “because Madigan” it makes me think they don’t have any real reason why I should vote against Kilbride. If they had a legitimate reason they would have featured it.==
You clearly missed the point that it is also about hypocrisy. Secondly, if you live in DuPage Co as your name suggests, you can’t vote for him anyways.
The ad gets an A-, but to be fair, its hard to miss when the other side serves up a big fat fastball right over the heart of the plate.
DuPage -
How about this….the Justice blatantly broke his commitment to not accept any money from a fund controlled by the state’s most powerful elected official, who just happens to be the target of the largest federal investigation in Illinois politics since the 1970’s? The elected official, mind you, whose map the Justice will be ruling upon soon.
That somehow may not do it for you, but it’ll be enough for over 40% of the voters in that district. The Justice may a bad decision in making the promise, then a fatal one in accepting the Speaker’s largesse.
- JS Mill - Monday, Oct 26, 20 @ 11:25 am:
Jim Nowlan is an expert in sad acts of desperation.
- West Side the Best Side - Monday, Oct 26, 20 @ 11:39 am:
Wonder if there are any judges thinking: “Hey, I thought I was his favorite judge.”?
- Oscar - Monday, Oct 26, 20 @ 11:39 am:
The whole Because Madigan tactic exhaust me, i.e DuPage incident over the weekend, but I think this is a solid ad in connecting the two. And it’s not like Judicial Fairness needs the majority vote in this race, they just need for Kilbride to not obtain 60%
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Oct 26, 20 @ 11:52 am:
It’s an “A-“
Coulda been a “C+” weeks ago, but waiting so long to take the cash this late, it reinforces what was going to “eventually” happen(?)
It’s “breaking news” because it’s fresh, even as the message is quite stale and tiring.
It’s an “A-“, borderline “self-goal”
- Annonin' - Monday, Oct 26, 20 @ 11:55 am:
Very weak….noticing Nowlan shifting his dark money against Cates in southern IL. Guess their sure thing there hit some head wind with his work for child abusers. BTW Nowlan’s bandits have not denied they are really about slashing pension benefits not remap.
- DuPage - Monday, Oct 26, 20 @ 12:16 pm:
When all they can say is “because Madigan” it makes me think they don’t have any real reason why I should vote against Kilbride. If they had a legitimate reason they would have featured it.
- duck duck goose - Monday, Oct 26, 20 @ 12:21 pm:
The “Because Madigan” thing is tedious. It’s not going to convince anybody whose not already obsessed with Madigan.
But Kilbride brought this one on himself. He tried to take credit for distancing himself from Madigan only backtrack when convenient. The ad makes a decent case that the judge is not a man of his word.
- 1st Ward - Monday, Oct 26, 20 @ 12:24 pm:
The poll question you had last week I voted to return the money. Thinking more it appears Kilbride is between a rock and a hard place. I assume he did/does not have 60% thus more money to get a message out is needed. Don’t take the money you are toast. Take the money get the message out but the new attack ad reinforces the previous ads which is in part (or the reason) why he is down. How does Kilbride counter the attacks when there is no opponent and thus opposition record to go after?
- Anon - Monday, Oct 26, 20 @ 1:20 pm:
A thing of beauty is a joy forever
- Lucky Pierre - Monday, Oct 26, 20 @ 2:44 pm:
Fire Kilbride seems to be working
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Oct 26, 20 @ 3:13 pm:
===Fire Kilbride seems to be working===
- Lucky Pierre -… ‘nember this?
=== - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Oct 22, 20 @ 10:22 am
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The thing about “Fire Madigan”, if you can define, clearly, who you are and what you’re about, the falloff seems to line up with the mitigating factor denting, not damaging.
In the statewide proxy of Mendoza/Munger, as a good proxy example, the proxy of both Rauner AND Madigan, Mendoza as a candidate was able to even the message.
Kilbride has no foil like Mendoza did, and Kilbride as a known entity was low, so tying him to Madigan resonates better than typical GA races, with folks able to say and be who they are.
If Kilbride goes down, I think the impact of Madigan is big to the exact relationship to Kilbride’s unknown.===
You should remember, you should.
I know you know this… you responded to me after I wrote it.
Kilbride’s win or loss to this is unique to the nature of Kilbride, his own unknowns, and the nature of retention
Thinking “Fire Madigan” has found its stride, Durkin is looking at losing seats at this moment, “Fire Madigan” included.
Maybe time for a reboot for ya?
- Oswego Willy - Monday, Oct 26, 20 @ 3:17 pm:
Oh - jim -, lol…
If you can’t rate the ad, why should I worry about your medical trolling?
:)
- Anon - Monday, Oct 26, 20 @ 4:56 pm:
@DuPage ==When all they can say is “because Madigan” it makes me think they don’t have any real reason why I should vote against Kilbride. If they had a legitimate reason they would have featured it.==
You clearly missed the point that it is also about hypocrisy. Secondly, if you live in DuPage Co as your name suggests, you can’t vote for him anyways.
- Quenton Cassidy - Monday, Oct 26, 20 @ 5:03 pm:
The ad gets an A-, but to be fair, its hard to miss when the other side serves up a big fat fastball right over the heart of the plate.
DuPage -
How about this….the Justice blatantly broke his commitment to not accept any money from a fund controlled by the state’s most powerful elected official, who just happens to be the target of the largest federal investigation in Illinois politics since the 1970’s? The elected official, mind you, whose map the Justice will be ruling upon soon.
That somehow may not do it for you, but it’ll be enough for over 40% of the voters in that district. The Justice may a bad decision in making the promise, then a fatal one in accepting the Speaker’s largesse.
- Is it 2021 yet - Monday, Oct 26, 20 @ 9:51 pm:
“Because Madigan” has been beaten to death by the IL GOP … and it’s gotten them nothing but loss after loss after loss.