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* Todd Wessell…
A desk drawer full of campaign flyers and brochures charging local candidates with everything from being a hypocrite to endangering the well-being of senior citizens and children are being circulated to voters throughout the Northwest suburban area.
The four-color, double-sided pieces, all printed on heavy coated paper stock, focus on the negatives of candidates. The materials are funded by the political committees of some of the candidates and well-financed political action committees.
This suburban area is home to three high-profile election contests that state party leaders desperately want to capture in order to gain or maintain control or leverage of the Illinois General Assembly. Parties and PACs are literally spending millions of dollars collectively in these races.
Here’s a sample of some of the campaign pieces:
• “Blank Check Murphy created this monster”, a reference to State Senator Laura Murphy in the 28th Senate District that includes parts of Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Elk Grove Village and communities to the west. The flyer’s main focal point is a photo of House Speaker Mike Madigan wearing a Donald Trump wig. “Chicago Democrat boss House Speaker Mike Madigan combines the worst qualities of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.” This was paid for by conservative PAC Liberty Principles.
* That same Dan Proft mailer was mentioned often in yesterday’s Question of the Day because the Madigan/Trump/Clinton (notice the earrings and jacket) photo was used in several districts. So here it is in case you didn’t get one of your own…
* Now, watch him morph in real time during the Proft TV ad…
Thoughts?
posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 9:41 am
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Comment by Albany Park Patriot Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 9:44 am
NOOOOOOOOOOO! It burns us! Put the evil picture of the Madtrumpclinigan away! We will do what you wishes! Just put it away!
Comment by Honeybear Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 9:46 am
–Thoughts?–
Proft sure likes to play dress-up with Madigan dolls.
But if Proft is attempting to tie Democrats to Trump in the suburbs, I take it there’s a wee bit of concern about his impact on down-ballot GOP candidates.
Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 9:51 am
Madigan’s transition is stunning and brave.
Comment by Homer J. Quinn Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 9:51 am
Madtrumpclinigan sounds worse than Al Gore’s Manbearpig!
Comment by G'Kar Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 9:51 am
thank goddess that Hillary wears pants.
Comment by Amalia Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 9:51 am
Too many names for one mailer. Plus “boss House Speaker” sounds clunky. Should just be Boss Speaker.
Comment by hisgirlfriday Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 9:52 am
G BLT community should be outraged
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 9:52 am
Proft is gonna Proft.
I don’t know, is it memorable, sure, to sway voters, dunno.
I don’t think I’ve heard anyone compare Trump to Madigan outside this ad yet.
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 9:53 am
My EYES!!!!
Comment by Cheryl44 Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 9:54 am
After being heavily involved in the Benton-McCann race and being involved in other GOP races, I really wish people would quit giving Dan Proft any money (even a token amount).
On a side note I now need to readjust my lunch errand plans and buy some Lidocaine for my eyes.
Comment by Team Sleep Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 9:55 am
I don’t get why they threw Hillary in there, but there’s not much method to Proft’s madness.
Comment by Eamus Catuli Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 9:55 am
Is this for real? Did someone actually spend money on this? I’m embarrassed for whoever designed this.
Comment by Not It Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 9:56 am
Dan Proft needs a new hobby.
Comment by GA Watcher Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 9:57 am
I am lucky–my mother is 95 years old and still much more attractive than that creation. I think folks will find the ad comical but it appeals only to the base.
Comment by illinoised Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 9:58 am
Horrible ad. When the immediate response is to avert one’s eyes, who do they think will read the words. Much better to show kittens and bring the reader in.
Comment by very old soil Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 9:58 am
I’m sorry, it’s on me, my bad…
I must’ve missed the Rauner endorsing seated members up for re-election…
Rauner is more popular than Madigan, so if I missed those ads, that’s on me.
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 9:58 am
Dan Proft continues to prove he is the Clown Shoes of Illinois politics.
Clown Shoe Proft.
Comment by Dee Lay Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 9:59 am
–LGBT community should be outraged–
The sighted community should be outraged.
Comment by Ron Burgundy Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 10:03 am
Two things about Proft - he likes to make his money from those guys who have more of it than they know how to spend sensibly, and he has very strange preoccupations that seem to play themselves out in his political communications work.
Comment by Moe Berg Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 10:03 am
The earrings are all wrong! 19 days to go before all this nonsense is all over!
Comment by Louis G. Atsaves Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 10:04 am
Looks like a reject from a “Planet of the Apes” casting call.
Comment by phocion Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 10:06 am
–Looks like a reject from a “Planet of the Apes” casting call.–
Well done. Take your stinking paws off me, you dirty politician!
Comment by Ron Burgundy Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 10:11 am
I chuckled.
Comment by Ahoy! Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 10:12 am
And exactly how does one vote “No”?
Comment by d.p.gumby Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 10:16 am
Dan Proft’s bogus “newspapers” are handy to wrap your apple peelings in.
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 10:16 am
Said it before, bears repeating: These people should hire some skip the frat hijinks and hire some actual adults if they want to appeal to any sentient humans outside their pathetic little circle.
Comment by Reality Check Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 10:18 am
Okay, now can we see Rauner as a cross between Ayan Rand and Howdy Doody?
Comment by A Jack Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 10:23 am
Trick or treat mugshot apprehend at fairground with toilet paper
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 10:25 am
Aside from the picture, I think it’s a little odd to move to the subject of the ad “creating this monster”. Aren’t they all reps that he controls? The power dynamic is getting hard to track.
I agree with other comments to that the image is worse than disturbing, it also looks like a middle schooler made in Microsoft paint for windows 95.
Comment by Anon Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 10:30 am
Looks like a wooky from Star Wars
Comment by Saluki Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 10:33 am
Take a look. You take a look. Look at her, look at her words, you tell me what you think. I don’t think so.
Comment by Tommydanger Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 10:39 am
What a waste of money. Beyond childish. But this is obviously the m.o. of one-trick pony Dan Proft.
Too bad Bruce Rauner and his rich pals can’t direct some of this money they throw away to a good charitable cause and maybe help some of the people being hurt by Rauner’s refusal to do his job.
Comment by just sayin' Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 10:52 am
== Anon
Aside from the picture, I think it’s a little odd to move to the subject of the ad “creating this monster”. Aren’t they all reps that he controls? The power dynamic is getting hard to track. ==
Better yet, this was sent against Katie Stuart, who has never held an elected position. How did she create “this monster,” exactly?
Comment by illini97 Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 10:53 am
The TV ad elicits chuckles and you do hear about it in the field. No judgement on whether it’s good or not. People do seem to remember this one more than any of the others.
The picture itself…yep, it’s pretty horrifying.
Comment by A guy Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 10:55 am
If you’re gonna go for it, go for it and give him a Hitler mustache.
Comment by AlfondoGonz Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 10:59 am
Chewbaca before facial hair
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 11:04 am
I received the same political mailer with Jennifer Bertino Tarrant morphing into Madigan.
Good thing the Dan Proft’s PAC and the GOP are creative. NOT!
Comment by HRC2016 Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 11:11 am
People laugh at these on the way to the trash can. The TV ads in the Murphy - Tillens race are eye catching and frequent, however.
Comment by walker Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 11:44 am
The more they try and connect senate candidates to Madigan the less effective it is becoming. Now Trump and Hillary…seriously?
Soon voters are going to notice the Madigan angle is being overused, if they haven’t already. Just think about two years ago for instance when we saw the house candidates on fliers being tied to Madigan however less aggressively. They were more impactful then. They are ruining their own messaging!
Comment by plainfield liberal Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 11:53 am
===Just think about two years ago for instance when we saw the house candidates on fliers being tied to Madigan however less aggressively. They were more impactful then. ===
They were? In which races?
Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 11:55 am
Dan Proft is saying, “I’m Winning!”
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 12:02 pm
The Trump-Clinton-Madigan graphic made me laugh. At a glance I thought it was something in homage to the old Planet of the Apes movies. Then I chucked it in the recycling bin.
Thank you Dan for the humor!
Comment by LakeCountyOG Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 12:15 pm
Why did they have to drag Tony Soprano’s mom into this…?
Comment by Midstate Indy Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 12:35 pm
Illinois is in need of a makeover.
Comment by Amalia Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 3:25 pm
grotesque
Comment by lovecraft Thursday, Oct 20, 16 @ 7:30 pm