In addition to Ohio, I’ll now also be covering Illinois’ senatorial and gubernatorial races, in addition to a wider helping of Ohio’s races–we just could not leave behind Battle ‘10′s favorite self-proclaimed socialist, Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy.
This morning, I bring to you a combined Ohio-Illinois roundup.
Ohio Gubernatorial Race
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Hugh Hewitt ranks John Kasich as the #1 most important “free market candidate” to donate to by November.
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Just in time for Kasich’s new ad bashing education bureaucracy:
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Meanwhile, the Columbus Dispatch summarizes the entire Ohio gubernatorial debate and suggests that the results are dismal for Ted Strickland.
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And an opinion writer over at the Dispatch thinks it’s boring either way.
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The Quad City Times summarizes the differences between Republican Bill Brady and Democrat Pat Quinn on that least popular topic of all — social issues.
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Fortunately for Brady, no one seems to care, since he was leading Quinn by 13 points in last week’s Rasmussen poll.
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There’s still time for game-changing moments, however. Could those be the upcoming Gubernatorial debates?
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Alexi Giannoulias is trying to help the libertarians win more than two voters:
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Mark Kirk has only a slim lead in recent polls.
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Alexi Giannoulias is decrying Kirk’s negative campaigning.
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The Associated Press comments on the only path to victory the Dems have left: massive amounts of turnout.
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Meanwhile, Steve Driehaus of OH-1 still struggles with his health care bill record, this time over abortion questions.
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And the SEIU desperately tries to make Jim Renacci, Republican challenger in OH-16, look like Tim Geithner: