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A looong meeting between Illinois GOP Chairman Andy McKenna and the five candidates for governor produced almost no results. Only Bill Brady and Judy Topinka agreed to abide by a good conduct code. And nobody was impressed that Topinka was beating them like a mule in the party’s poll.
A GOP poll shows Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka with a commanding lead over her four potential Republican rivals, but the findings failed to nudge any of them from the race Friday.In a bid to cull the herd of Republican gubernatorial wannabes, senior GOP leaders met privately in Chicago with the candidates and presented results of a party-commissioned poll, which had Topinka leading dairy magnate James Oberweis by a 39- to 12-percent margin.
The statewide survey of 400 voters taken Tuesday and Wednesday also found Topinka to be the only Republican in the field ahead of Gov. Blagojevich in a face-to-face matchup, leading by a 39- to 35-percent margin.
Buoyed by those results, Topinka has narrowed her search for a running mate to Rep. Jim Watson (R-Jacksonville) and Doug Whitley, head of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and member of former Gov. Jim Edgar’s Cabinet.
After Topinka and Oberweis, other Republicans trailed far behind. The survey showed Sen. Steve Rauschenberger (R-Elgin) with 6 percent, businessman Ron Gidwitz with 3.5 percent and Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) with 3 percent.
I’ll open comments on this Monday.
posted by Rich Miller
Saturday, Dec 3, 05 @ 6:07 am
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I like the new lay out-not that I didn’t like the previous one.
Comment by Amy Allen Saturday, Dec 3, 05 @ 10:03 pm
[…] But Hell hath no fury like an ideologue scorned. That’s why the governor’s race is going to be so entertaining this year. If you had asked me a year ago what Blago’s chances were. I wouldn’t have given him a snowball’s chance. But I was underestimating the GOP’s capacity for self destruction. […]
Pingback by Peoria Pundit » Far right seems willing to destroy the GOP Sunday, Dec 4, 05 @ 12:23 am
Anyone have an idea as to why Andy can’t get these also-rans from ruining Judy’s chance to beat Blago? Should the GOP have selected someone Stronger for Chair? Think Andy is paying back for folks Keyes selection over himself for Senate?
Comment by 23eyes Monday, Dec 5, 05 @ 8:13 am
musst have polled a different state then this
From the Springfield Journal Register:
In a poll of 600 registered voters statewide, interviewed Nov. 15-16 by McKeon & Associates of Joliet, Gov. ROD BLAGOJEVICH defeats each of four GOP candidates placed in head-to-head competition with him. And the numbers are similar. They show Democrat Blagojevich over Brady 40-29; over Topinka 40-31; over businessman JIM OBERWEIS 40-30; and over state Sen. STEVE RAUSCHENBERGER of Elgin 41-28.
Comment by C Ill Monday, Dec 5, 05 @ 12:20 pm