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* Sum up this campaign season in one word, and one word only. No “new” words, please.

posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:22 pm

Comments

Phony

Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:23 pm
Exhausting

Comment by Martin S. McFly Sr. Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:23 pm
Artificial

Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:23 pm
Characters

Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:24 pm
Nasty

Comment by Nearly Normal Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:24 pm
Echo

Comment by That Guy Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:24 pm
Exclusive

Comment by gabe Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:24 pm
Are words from the Urban Dictionary allowed?

Comment by Request clarification Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:25 pm
Transcendent

Comment by William j Kelly Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:25 pm
Fanfaronade [look it up; it’s a real word]

Comment by Western Camel Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:25 pm
Embarrassing

Comment by Wensicia Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:25 pm
Over

Comment by Jaded Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:25 pm
Raunerbots

Comment by Anonymous Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:25 pm
Contemptible

Comment by Blue Dog Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:26 pm
Baseless

Comment by Abe the Babe Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:26 pm
Untrue.

Comment by DuPage Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:26 pm
Oy!

Comment by Rahm's Parking Meter Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:26 pm
Expensive.

Comment by VM Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:26 pm
waste

Comment by train111 Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:26 pm
Ca$h

Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:27 pm
dirty

Comment by lil enchilada Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:27 pm
Expensive

Comment by Hacksaw Jim Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:27 pm
unreassuring

Comment by Keyser Soze Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:27 pm
unfortunate

Comment by chi Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:27 pm
Frustrating.

Comment by Aldyth Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:27 pm
Eternal

Comment by Rich Miller Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:27 pm
Agonizing
Exasperating
Irritating

Comment by How Ironic Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:27 pm
Ugly

Comment by OneMan Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:28 pm
Repetitive

Comment by Louis Howe Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:28 pm
Normal

Comment by Eddy Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:29 pm
duplicitous

Comment by Amalia Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:29 pm
Fumbled

Comment by Gooner Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:29 pm
Hyperbole

Comment by Ghost Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:29 pm
Disgraceful

Comment by Louis G Atsaves Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:29 pm
Illinois

Comment by Ghost Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:30 pm
Smear

Comment by Diogenes in DuPage Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:30 pm
Sad

Comment by Bluefish Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:31 pm
Pandering

Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:31 pm
Low

Comment by ??? Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:32 pm
disdainful

Comment by Downstate Weed Chewing Hick Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:34 pm
Atsaves, you might want to look into the concept of projection.

Comment by William j Kelly Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:35 pm
Disappointing

Comment by Peoria Guy Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:35 pm
Quinnocchio

Comment by Jaded Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:35 pm
Facade.

Comment by Stuff Happens Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:35 pm
American

Comment by Anonymous Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:35 pm
Carhart

Comment by Pete Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:36 pm
Hammered

Comment by 47th Ward Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:38 pm
covert

Comment by Redux Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:38 pm
Depressing

Comment by Founding Fathers Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:39 pm
Formulaic?

Unsurprising?

Comment by Carl Nyberg Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:39 pm
Cluster

Comment by Anonymous Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:39 pm
Carthart

Comment by Jaded Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:39 pm
Wine.

Comment by Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:40 pm
Draining

Comment by Downstate Libertarian Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:40 pm
Repugnant

Comment by AC Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:40 pm
Annoying

Comment by econ prof Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:41 pm
As a funnier submission:

borborygmus: a rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid and gas in the intestines. Usually a sign of things to come.

Comment by Stuff Happens Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:41 pm
Carhartt (sorry)

Comment by Jaded Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:42 pm
Sulfurous

Comment by Jocko Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:42 pm
Willy

Comment by Western Ave. Doug Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:43 pm
Unnenlightening

Comment by Sir Reel Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:43 pm
Tied.

Comment by garlic bread Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:43 pm
Repugnant

Comment by Anonymous Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:46 pm
2010

Comment by Almost the Weekend Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:46 pm
Protracted

Comment by Kasich Walker, Jr. Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:47 pm
Nauseating

Comment by Under Further Review Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:47 pm
Scorched

Comment by Jeepster Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:48 pm
Hold it — “Quinnochio” stays, but “Raunojevich” gets bounced?

Maybe the latest round of editing hasn’t been done.

Comment by Kasich Walker, Jr. Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:48 pm
slopfest

Comment by Stones Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:51 pm
Knucklehead

Comment by Webster Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:52 pm
Spendy

Comment by Transplant Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:54 pm
[Censored].

Comment by Springfield's The Avengers Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:54 pm
Contumely — insulting display of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment.

Comment by Economic Justice Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:55 pm
barf

Comment by Buzzie Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:56 pm
Disheartening

Comment by SO IL M Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:56 pm
shopworn

Comment by Carl Nyberg Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:57 pm
uninspiring

Comment by nw il democrat Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:58 pm
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Comment by Team Sleep Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:58 pm
Consultants

Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:58 pm
Snoogans

Comment by Team Sleep Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 3:59 pm
Sigh

Comment by Alljumps Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:00 pm
Hopeless

Comment by One of the 35 Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:00 pm
Deceptive

Comment by Mighty M. Mouse Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:00 pm
Pong

Comment by Yellow Dog Democrat Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:01 pm
Mud

Comment by Robert the Bruce Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:01 pm
For me, I’m going to have to go way back, but in one word…

Keyless

Comment by That Driver Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:02 pm
Beautiful

Comment by John A Logan Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:05 pm
Blergh

Comment by Soccermom Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:05 pm
Scripted

Comment by Jack Handy Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:06 pm
Shaken.

Comment by LakeviewJ Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:07 pm
Expensive

Comment by Mcleaniac Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:07 pm
deceptive

Comment by MIMI Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:08 pm
Griffin

Comment by garlic bread Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:09 pm
Depressing

Comment by Tommydanger Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:09 pm
*yawn*

Comment by Cindy Lou Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:10 pm
Typical

Comment by Anonymoiis Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:11 pm
Grim(m)

Comment by Anonymous Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:13 pm
hopeless

Comment by DCSouth Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:15 pm
scripted

Comment by Sine Die Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:15 pm
egregious

Comment by Secret Squirrel Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:17 pm
Dispiriting

Comment by Willie Stark Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:18 pm
Tiresome

Comment by DuPage Dave Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:19 pm
McKinney

Comment by Big Ern McCracken Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:20 pm
Cha-Ching

Comment by Big Ern McCracken Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:20 pm
dactylion

Comment by Stuff Happens Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:21 pm
Embarrassing.

Comment by Anyonymous77 Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:22 pm
Ulcerous

Comment by Reality Check Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:22 pm
Enough

Comment by 3rd Generation Chicago Native Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:24 pm
inefficient

Comment by WhoKnew Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:24 pm
Non-perfoming

Comment by Product of the 60's Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:24 pm
Entitled!

Comment by WhoKnew Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:26 pm
Democracy

Comment by Uptown Progressive Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:28 pm
Desparate

Comment by Joe M Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:28 pm
Insufferable

Comment by Southwest Cook Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:31 pm
Typical

Comment by ste_with a v_en Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:31 pm
No, I didn’t misspell desperate. Such things as facts, correct spellings, truth, are not part of this election. Anything goes. Desparate

Comment by Joe M Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:32 pm
Costly

Comment by Earnest Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:33 pm
Entertaining

Comment by corvax Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:33 pm
Challenged. (A prediction)

Comment by Casual Observer Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:36 pm
Gazillionaire!

Comment by Wensicia Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:38 pm
reality

Comment by Anonymous Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:38 pm
Over

Comment by JS Mill Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:39 pm
Money.

Comment by btowntruth Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:39 pm
“Pro-Abortion”

Comment by BetrayalGOP Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:40 pm
unlike

Comment by Anonymous Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:41 pm
Turnout

Comment by Anonymous Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:43 pm
safe…

Comment by bored now Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:47 pm
harmful

Comment by door gunner Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:48 pm
De rigueur

Comment by PolPal56 Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:50 pm
‘burbs

Comment by garlic bread Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:51 pm
Mckinneyied

Comment by circular firing squad Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:52 pm
Hegelian

Comment by Pete Granata Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:53 pm
manure

Comment by Tsavo Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:53 pm
Same

Comment by redleg Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:54 pm
Classic

Comment by Left Leaner Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:56 pm
Gardyloo– from O.E.D.

Comment by SamHall Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:57 pm
Odorous

Comment by Big Red Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:58 pm
Plutocracy

Comment by Farker Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 4:59 pm
Anti-

– MrJM

Comment by MrJM Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:00 pm
unmotivating

Comment by Jane Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:01 pm
inside

Comment by ? of my day Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:07 pm
Ultraexpensive

Comment by Enviro Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:07 pm
Illuminating

Comment by Biker Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:08 pm
Disgusting

Comment by OutSider Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:09 pm
Oscar

Comment by Ghost Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:10 pm
Letdown

Comment by Anonymous Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:10 pm
EXTREME!

Comment by SallyD Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:11 pm
Stressful

Comment by RoPo Ranger Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:12 pm
Nastiest

Comment by Loop Lady Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:12 pm
Snarky

Comment by Slugger Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:13 pm
repeat

Comment by Mouthy Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:17 pm
demoralizing

Comment by drew Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:21 pm
Cheezy

Comment by Wordslinger Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:21 pm
juvenile

Comment by walker Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:26 pm
Non-scrumtrulescent

Comment by Ron Burgundy Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:27 pm
American

Comment by walker Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:27 pm
OVER!!!!!!!!

Comment by Bruce (no, not that one) Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:29 pm
Golden!

Comment by walker Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:34 pm
Blagovian!

Comment by walker Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:35 pm
Choiceless

Comment by FormerParatrooper Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:40 pm
Trying

Comment by Finally Out (formerly Ready to Get Out) Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:54 pm
Manure

Comment by Samurai Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 5:58 pm
Hackneyed

Comment by Ducky LaMoore Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 6:01 pm
Waterloo

Comment by Jake From Elwood Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 6:04 pm
Pathetic

Comment by Belle Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 6:10 pm
Inaugural

Comment by Archiesmom Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 6:12 pm
Cynical

Comment by Archiesmom Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 6:12 pm
Bologna

Comment by Samurai Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 6:17 pm
Endless

Comment by Ginhouse Tommy Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 6:30 pm
obfuscating

Comment by Mister M Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 6:38 pm
Bungled.

– MrJM

Comment by MrJM Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 6:40 pm
Blech

Comment by Union Leader Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 6:44 pm
Spellbinding.

Comment by Just the Way It Is One Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 7:11 pm
Hell

Comment by Dem 2014 Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 7:24 pm
Theatre.

Timbuk3 wrote a song about it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbT1PJsTVkU

And at the risk of being banned for life, Timbuk3 had a song about a parade that sums it up pretty well too.

Comment by Anonsense Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 7:31 pm
Agita

Comment by dupage dan Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 7:42 pm
Cacaphonous.

Comment by Cheswick Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 7:43 pm
Interminable.

Comment by heyppanda Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 7:49 pm
Prolefeed (see 1984)

Comment by Amalia Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 7:56 pm
Gobsmacked

Comment by West Side the Best Side Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 8:03 pm
Tedious

Comment by Jay Dee Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 8:07 pm
Flounder

Comment by zatoichi Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 8:09 pm
Disappointing.

(Instead of a debate on real issues, we once again got a debate on fake issues that don’t matter.)

Comment by Just Me Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 8:25 pm
Unethical

Comment by VanillaMan Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 8:28 pm
Wharrgarbl

Comment by Ron Burgundy Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 8:36 pm
Carhartt

Comment by A. Nonymous Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 8:50 pm
Ignorance

Comment by LA Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 9:12 pm
Unstatesmanlike..

Comment by Everett D. Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 9:36 pm
Written-in.

Comment by Arthur Andersen Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 9:54 pm
Armegeddon

Comment by East Central Illinois Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 9:55 pm
Doomed

Comment by RNUG Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 10:03 pm
Imbroglio

Comment by NW Suburbs Joe Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 10:04 pm
My second choice was “miasma”

Comment by NW Suburbs Joe Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 10:05 pm
Governor?

Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 10:07 pm
Tossup

Comment by jimbo2 Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 10:09 pm
unreasonableness

Comment by RNUG Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 10:09 pm
bombastic

Comment by Ghost Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 10:11 pm
On Rauner’s part:

sangfroid

On Quinn’s part:

ineffectualness

Comment by RNUG Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 10:12 pm
indefensible

Comment by RNUG Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 10:14 pm
Waterloo

Purgatory

Folly

Comment by RNUG Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 10:23 pm
Profitable! (for TV stations)

Comment by Filmmaker Professor Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 11:12 pm
Horrifying

Comment by Some Guy Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 11:15 pm
Awesome!

Comment by DuPage Bard Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 11:20 pm
Undervoting

Comment by Rich Miller Monday, Nov 3, 14 @ 11:23 pm
Moldering

Comment by Harold's Left-wing Dinner Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 12:01 am
Girthy

Comment by LaFlare1017 Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 12:07 am
Psychopath / Sociopath

They mean the same thing.

Comment by Mighty M. Mouse Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 12:46 am
Terminating

Comment by Enviro Tuesday, Nov 4, 14 @ 12:35 pm

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