Kirk “undecided” on DREAM Act, and other US Senate campaign news
Monday, Sep 20, 2010 - Posted by Rich Miller * The Daily Herald tried and failed to get Mark Kirk to talk about a possible upcoming vote on the “DREAM Act”…
That’s putting it mildly. A brief message from the Giannoulias campaign…
He’ll probably have to “decide” soon enough if he’s faced with a floor vote. Should be interesting. * Nobody has even seen the “Karl Rove TV ad” yet, but the Giannoulias campaign is already trying to get its spin out there…
I really can’t wait to see that new ad. My expectations are now sky-high. Hold tight. …Adding… Check out AC’s recent TV ads on their YouTube site. * The Green Party’s US Senate nominee LeAlan Jones scored 9 percent in recent Rasmussen and PPP polls and 6 percent in the Chicago Tribune’s poll, but that hasn’t translated into an invitation from NBC’s Meet the Press program to an upcoming debate between Republican Mark Kirk and Democrat Alexi Giannoulias. Jones says he has tried to reach NBC without success. So, he sent the network’s news president Steve Capus a letter and made it public…
Jones is black, and that means the Democrat Giannoulias probably wouldn’t want to appear with him on a national TV program. Giannoulias’ spokesperson said today that Meet the Press “sets the rules.” I’ve asked the Kirk campaign for comment and I’ll let you know what they say if they ever respond. * This AP hed ain’t great for Mark Kirk: Kirk calls for halting financial bailout he backed…
That story plays right into the Giannoulias theme that Kirk’s word can’t be trusted. He’d better deliver a very strong speech today. The Giannoulias campaign responds…
I’ll let you know how this goes today. * Related…
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Generic congressional ballot not great for Dems - Halvorson has campaign manager - Obama’s no big impact
Friday, Aug 20, 2010 - Posted by Rich Miller * Public Policy Polling took a look at the generic congressional ballot in Illinois…
Even though the Democrats are ahead, that’s a bit misleading. It isn’t good news. The pollster explains…
What that means is a whole bunch of targeted Democrats are in trouble. * Speaking of targeted Democratic congresscritters, Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson did have a replacement in mind when she ousted her campaign manager. She’s bringing in Julie Merz…
They’re more than just talking about it. I’m told it’s a done deal.
The full results are here. According to PPP, 24 percent of Illinois voters would be more likely to vote for a candidate endorsed by Sarah Palin, while 52 percent would be less likely. * And…
* Campaign roundup…
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