Stratton breaks from Schumer
Thursday, Sep 25, 2025 - Posted by Rich Miller *** UPDATE *** This story was originally about the bland sameness of the three major US Senate candidates in Illinois. But Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton’s US Senate campaign sent me the full statement they gave to Politico. She has most definitely shifted…
Emphasis added. And Stratton said this to the Washington Post…
So, I changed the headline. * Late last month, I asked the three major Democratic US candidates if they would vote for Chuck Schumer as the Senate’s Democratic/chamber leader (depending on the outcome of national races). As I told you at the time, I figured there wouldn’t be a whole lot of space between them, but thought there could be a chance that somebody might stand out. They all blandly dodged the question, as I mostly expected. * Politico (national, not state) took that an entirely different way…
Non-committal may be a news story in DC, but here it’s just a sign that the three major candidates won’t stick their necks out on almost anything. And as long as that continues, the person spending the most money (Raja) has the best shot at winning. Also, some of the folks Politico talked to were downright hostile to Schumer. This reminds me of the 2020 Illinois House races, when most Democratic candidates just issued bland, non-committal statements about Speaker Madigan. Most every one of them voted for Madigan in the first round, but he came up short because 19 Democrats stood firm and the House wound up with a different Speaker. * I’ve been spending quite a bit of time in the Quad Cities area the past couple of months because I need to be with my parents (for the first time, I’m missing the annual Illinois vs. Missouri legislative softball game at Busch Stadium tonight for that very reason). Anyway, Raja is all over the TV airwaves here. It’s quite something. Speaking of which, here’s a Raja Poll…
I’ve had this poll for a few days, but forgot to post it. Methodology…
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