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* Candidates love to shake hands and distribute campaign fliers at Metra and CTA train stations, but Sen. Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park) adds a twist to that tradition…

I like it.

* The Question: Have you seen any memorable campaign lit this fall? Tell us about it.

*** UPDATE *** A friend of mine who always, always takes Republican primary ballots and lives in a very Republican area says he’s now received 7 mailers from the Democratic Party of Illinois and nothing from the state Republicans or the Rauner campaign. Here’s the latest…

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Oct 31, 18 @ 11:43 am

Comments

1. If Rauner did one of these, the answer to every clue would be a seven letter word that starts with an M and ends in a N.

   Comment by G'Kar Wednesday, Oct 31, 18 @ 12:02 pm

2. I recently picked up a copy of Cullerton’s crossword puzzle, and believe me, it’s tough!

   Comment by Colin O'Scopy Wednesday, Oct 31, 18 @ 12:10 pm

3. Jason Plummer’s…..oh never mind. /s

   Comment by Highland Il Wednesday, Oct 31, 18 @ 12:31 pm

4. Most campaign lit I get ends up in the garbage, unfortunately. My wife can’t stand campaigning and gets home well before me most days.

   Also Rich, if I can make a suggestion for a caption post, Amanda Vinicky’s 1150 tweet would be a fun one.

   Comment by Fixer Wednesday, Oct 31, 18 @ 12:47 pm

5. not this fall but when I ran back in ‘92 I handed out pot holders at the door

   Comment by Todd Wednesday, Oct 31, 18 @ 12:48 pm

6. I miss the emery boards and kitchen sponges with the candidates’ names on them.

   Comment by Cheryl44 Wednesday, Oct 31, 18 @ 12:57 pm

7. It wasn’t literature, but Paul Stone used to hand out combs. He didn’t have much hair.

   Comment by notsosure Wednesday, Oct 31, 18 @ 1:11 pm

8. I remember Jim Oberweis handing out coupons for free ice cream - obvious, of course, but hey, ice cream.

   Comment by itsmike Wednesday, Oct 31, 18 @ 1:15 pm

9. I am not sure if it was campaign literature or just a mailer from my State Rep. but it proclaimed how she is a teacher yet the sentence contained the wrong usage of “their”

   Comment by frisbee Wednesday, Oct 31, 18 @ 2:14 pm

10. tom fullerton is a great guy. what a fun idea for passing out to commuters.

    Comment by Amalia Wednesday, Oct 31, 18 @ 3:15 pm

11. The Jackson County Democrats “Meet the Candidates” newspaper has a word search in it with candidate names.

    Comment by Red Eft Wednesday, Oct 31, 18 @ 6:56 pm

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