Illinois
Related: About this forumDurbin Ahead by Only SEVEN Points!
Oberweiss is gaining ground on Durbin. We can't let this get worse. GOTV!
http://politics.suntimes.com/article/washington/exclusive-poll-oberweis-gaining-durbin-us-senate-race/mon-09012014-1214am
Dawson Leery
(19,368 posts)He has done well for the state. This may be a bad poll.
I would be suprised if Dick got less than 55% of the vote.
PoutrageFatigue
(416 posts)There's a long way to go til the election and people in this state have to be suffering from Rauner-fatigue who has been peppering the airwaves for what seems like years with his obnoxious tv ads.... Durbin will do just fine....
lunasun
(21,646 posts)Walking the walk to gotv starting sept 7 th
The poll was the Sun Times not some repug funded one
Tribune also had article about Emmanuel and Rauner being buddy buddy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-20140829-story.html#page=1
customerserviceguy
(25,185 posts)Didn't see a single political sign. I went to New Glarus Brewing, and drove through a lot of the boondocks on the way there and back through Illinois, didn't see any signs at all.
Although I do share your fear about this election. I don't think its going to go well for us, especially if the President does what he's said he's going to do on immigration...
I'm in the Pittsburgh area right now, and I've seen political ads on the TV just about every commercial break.
ChairmanAgnostic
(28,017 posts)was clearly a big campaign donor for him. No signs anywhere else. The lack of Walker signs was surprising.
Here, I've seen not one Ober-vise signs, and I live in the red part of cook county. All I've seen were lame TV ads.
mucifer
(24,838 posts)I do wish we had better candidates. Especially Quinn he is a let down. But, he's all we got.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)Bet that repugs want that voice quiet
If no one is left to lead or pull some weight in congress even the most liberal junior individuals will have a tough time being heard
IMO Quinn is good guy and honest
I worked for him as a contractor a short while. Who cares about me but he was the force behind CUB
Citizens utility
board. Look at how all the utilities were just mowing people over in increases until citizens had a voice
Now it is better regulated with public hands in even if it is a private co. based on the number of customers in one place demanding input and inquiries.
I am not fond of some of his latest moves but like our POTUS, he was handed a bowl of shit and also has many enemies. Robner is a Walker rerun for Illinois
The meme seems to be income tax , or at least one of the points being pushed . I know
so many I speak with say they want to move to Wisconsin because income tax is too high in illinois now .
When I mention that anything over $11000 is actually taxed over the current illinois rate if they were living in Wisconsin they do not believe me so I never let them know the top rate is almost 8% in Wisconsin !!!
Yes corporate taxes are lower and their corporate sheep are buying the kool aid thinking they as induhvishuls would be so much better in walker's Wisconsin
Low information voters screw everyone especially the haters who refuse to listen to any facts and can not debate just mimic like parrots.
City Lights
(25,315 posts)My gut currently says Durbin will win.
Indyfan53
(482 posts)We need to stop up effort to support Quinn.