Results open thread
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller * Sun-Times’ results are here. Daily Herald’s are here. Tribune’s are here. They all come from the same place (Associated Press), so pick your flavor. Another option is Ryan Keith’s spreadsheet, which will be updated as races are called. That is here. And the AP’s race calls for US Senate, Congress and governor can be found here. * I’ll be adding tweets and other stuff into this app as the night progresses. Our daily live feed will also be helpful. Follow along with ScribbleLive…
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Evening thread
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller * Happy “What Have You Heard?” Day! Here’s a post where you can talk about the campaign behind us and what could be in front of us, make some predictions, vent, or whatever. But be nice to each other, please. We’ll be back at 7 with more.
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Late afternoon/early evening precinct reports
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller * Last one of the day. What’s happening over by you?
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Question of the day
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller
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Dick Bigger Jr. to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller * Background is here and here if you need it. I just got off the phone with Comptroller Susana Mendoza who told me that Jimmy Kimmel flew Dick Bigger, Jr. out to Los Angeles this morning and he’ll be on tonight’s show. Kimmel put him up for two days and will take him around LA tomorrow to show him the sights and then will fly him back on Thursday. Bigger, the Henderson County Democratic Chair, became a big hit almost as soon as Mendoza released a TV ad which contained a brief cameo. Both Kimmel and Stephen Colbert played the ad on their respective shows, and Colbert used some of the outtakes the campaign gave to us last month. Kimmel is apparently now upping the ante.
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Afternoon precinct reports and some other stuff
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller * What are you seeing out there? Give us some details. Any shenanigans? Make sure to let us know where you are. Thanks! * Meanwhile, here’s a particularly moronic and harmful Fox News story…
Scott Kennedy at Illinois Election Data has it right…
We will have some limited coverage tonight. But any race that’s even kinda close ain’t gonna be over until the ballots are counted or enough are counted to make an accurate prediction. Illinois counts mail-in ballots received up to two weeks after the polls close and since election authorities are not allowed to count early and mailed-in votes before election day, those are often counted after the election day votes are tabulated. * Update from Chicago…
…Adding… Press release…
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Champaign County Clerk blames “repeated D-DOS attacks” for slow voting issues
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller * From a buddy of mine in Champaign County…
* WICS TV has a statement from the Champaign County Clerk…
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Bost’s mail-in ballot lawsuit delayed until December
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller * Rick Pearson…
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Late money: Todd Ricketts contributes to DeVore; Raja still pitching; Ozinga gives to self; Chicago FOP goes Downstate
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller * Hey, Cub fans… That was Ricketts’ only state campaign contribution this year. * Raja Krishnamoorthi is still fundraising this morning…
Too much? Yes! * Subscribers know more, but here’s Politico…
A bit late. * Rep. Wilhour lives 235 miles from the Chicago FOP’s headquarters…
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Election officials across Illinois boost security
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Isabel Miller * WBEZ…
* ABC 7…
* CBS Chicago…
* The Tribune…
* WLS…
* WICS…
[From Rich: I’m getting reports of Bailey poll watchers on Springfield’s East Side “with cameras and clipboards trying to talk to voters and challenging voters.”]
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Early voting by the numbers
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Isabel Miller * In 2018, Illinois received 1,141,421 early votes and 427,495 mail-in ballots for a total of 1,568,916. Here are the updated voting totals so far, with more mail-in ballots yet to arrive, of course…
* Cook County early vote and mail (received to date) total: 219,865. In 2018, early voting/mail was 230,036. * Chicago…
Chicago is at 19 percent of statewide early vote/mail, about a point below 2018’s early/mail total. * Here’s is the voter turnout as of 9 o’clock today in the City of Chicago…
Chicago totals will be updated at noon.
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Mid-morning precinct reports
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller * What’s going on by you? Give us as many details as possible, including location. Thanks! [Comments are now closed. Fresh thread is here.]
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Closing arguments
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller * ABC 7…
* WSIL…
* Horrible video editing and an audience that’s clearly ignoring him. Heckuva job, Tommy…
* Retweeted by the candidate…
* Giannoulias with Durbin…
* Brady by himself at a polling site…
* Demmer at his desk…
* Frerichs with the governor…
* Mendoza also toured with the governor, but let’s do one more featuring Bigger, Jr….
* Rare public sighting…
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Misinformation alert! State Board of Elections says sharpies are often preferred for ballots
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller * As always, do not listen to these people. Ever…
* Go ask the experts…
…Adding… This was a thing two years ago. But, of course, facts and history mean nothing to groups dedicated to spreading misinformation and disinformation…
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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today’s edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password)
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller
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Morning briefing
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Isabel Miller * Did you catch the lunar eclipse?…
* A roundup to start your day… * Sun-Times | History and hostility: Heated campaign for Illinois governor short, but not so sweet: The 19-week tangle between Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey was shaped by fights over abortion, political extremism, crime and the economy. Insults flew from the onset. * Shaw Local | On Election Day, next campaign season is well underway: It’s exactly 16 weeks until the consolidated primary election on Feb. 28. Not every jurisdiction requires a primary, so you might be waiting another five weeks for the actual election. But candidates should already be working on campaign infrastructure because Nov. 21 is the first day to file nomination papers (the last day is Nov. 28). * Sun-Times | In-person early voting overtakes mail-in ballots for first time: Election official says snail mail isn’t a sure thing to get ballots postmarked by Election Day * SJR | On election eve, Dems champion workers’ rights; GOP warns of COVID-19 vaccine mandates: In Springfield, nearly all top-of-the-ticket Democrats met at UAW Local 137 for a get-out-the-vote rally. While each candidate had their own talking points, a common thread was promoting voters to support Amendment 1 — commonly known as the Workers’ Rights Amendment. * Tribune | Election Day arrives in Lake County with 100k votes already cast; ‘We expect it to be … very busy’: With more than 100,000 votes cast through early and mail-in voting before polls open on Election Day in Lake County Tuesday, Democratic and Republican leaders were expressing optimism and enthusiasm about the results they hope to see when votes are counted. * Illinois Newsroom | IL13th Congressional District candidates both expect victory: Both candidates in Illinois’ redrawn 13th congressional district say their messages are connecting with voters. Republican Regan Deering and Democratic candidate Nikki Budzinski both expect victory in Tuesday’s election. * NBC Chicago | Pritzker Hopes for Repeat of 2018 Blowout, But Bailey, Political Experts Predict Tighter Race: However, some say, after a pandemic, a spike in crime and inflation concerns, a 16-point win would be tough to recreate. “I’d be surprised,” said political strategist Thom Serafin. “I think the race is somewhere between four and eight points right now,” * Crain’s | Give this part of the SAFE-T Act a chance to work: Changing the law ending cash bail in Illinois—before it has even gone into effect—would undo the most promising parts of the legislation, writes an attorney with Northwestern’s law school. * KFVS | Ill. Democrats campaign in Marion: Most of the Democratic statewide officeholders, including Governor JB Pritzker, spoke to union members in Marion. * Center Square | Democrats campaign to keep power that Republicans say isn’t good for ‘silent majority’: Alongside other statewide Democratic office holders at a campaign stop in Springfield, incumbent Gov. J.B. Pritzker said it’s imperative voters vote. “We have to elect pro-labor, pro-choice, pro-voting rights, pro-civil rights Democrats up and down the ticket, right,” Pritzker said to a crowd. * CBS Chicago | Gov. Pritzker spends final day of campaign drumming up support downstate: Voters outside the Chicago and the collar counties may prove crucial for Pritzker. * Sun-Times | City Council approves Lightfoot’s $16.4 billion budget by 32-18 vote: The vote was closer than many expected and tighter than last year’s 35-15 cakewalk, which included a $76.5 million increase in the city’s property tax levy. * Sun-Times | Sims’ air pollution tests may be botched, EPA says: Residents want to know what hazardous metals are being spewed into the air near homes and schools. They’ll have to wait to find out. * Politico | Trump: ‘Very big announcement’ coming Nov. 15: “I’m going to be making a very big announcement on Tuesday, Nov. 15,” Trump said at an evening rally in Ohio on behalf of Republican candidates. The announcement will come at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump said. * Politico | GOP activists and candidates set stage to claim elections they lose are stolen: The advice they’re giving their voters — to vote late on Election Day — would cause the counting delays they say are suspicious. * Tribune | Routine childhood vaccinations in Illinois dropped during the pandemic, worrying pediatricians : About 89% of Illinois kindergartners were reported as vaccinated against measles, mumps, polio, rubella, chickenpox, diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis during the 2020-2021 school year, according to Illinois State Board of Education data obtained by the Tribune through Freedom of Information Act requests. That’s down from about 94% to 96% during each of the previous four school years. * Politico | Pollsters sweat another Election Day reckoning: Independent polls are painting a very different picture of the midterm election than the Republican-aligned firms pointing to GOP victory.
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Morning precinct reports
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller * What are you seeing out there? Turnout? Mood? Line size? Anything different from previous elections, or about the same? Make sure to tell us at least your approximate location. Thanks. …Adding… I’m also interested in any confusion caused by things like this…
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Live coverage
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller * Follow along with ScribbleLive…
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