Gubernatorial Race
- Pat Quinn joins the long list of Illinois politicians who Democrats want nothing to do with in their reelection campaigns.
- It might have something to do with his proclivity to make corrupt union deals and then having to talk about it at candidate forums in an election year that doesn’t favor corrupt candidates. And also having no idea what he wants to say himself.
- Meanwhile, Bill Brady picks up an endorsement from the NRA and looks so likely to win that two papers openly speculate about who’d join his cabinet.
Senatorial Race
- Mark Kirk and Alexi Giannoulias disagree over DADT.
- Meanwhile, Giannoulias wants Kirk to support small business lending, even if it’s unsustainable. Yeah.
- But Obama is coming to the rescue for Giannoulias!
- And Giannoulias says he has a “bad hair day.” It’s a very hairy situation, but fortunately the Illinois GOP will soon be out of his hair, especially if he comes within a hair’s breadth of winning.
House Races
- The Chicago Tribune lists off the most important Congressional races in Illinois this election cycle:
Halvorson’s 11th District, which stretches from Chicago’s south suburbs to Bloomington, may be the Republicans’ chief target. Another is the 14th in Chicago’s western suburbs, where Rep. Bill Foster holds a seat once held by House Speaker Denny Hastert.
Finally, Republicans think they have a chance to defeat Rep. Phil Hare in the 17th, a sprawling district that includes both farm areas and small industrial cities like Decatur.
If Republicans take all three and no other seats change parties, the GOP would end up with 10 of Illinois’ 19 House seats.
- Jan Schakowsky of IL-9 will be speaking to small business owners next month according to a press release, in what may be the most out-of-place speaking engagement since Felix the Cat decided to address the annual canine convention.
- Robert Stacy McCain at the American Spectator does a great profile of Isaac Hayes, the Republican candidate for IL-2 against Jesse Jackson Jr.
- And the Glenview Journal profiles the race between Republican Bob Dold and Democrat Dan Seals in IL-10, with some interesting contrast items. Associated Content goes even more comprehensive.
- Seals also outlines a plan on illegal immigration. It’s…dubious.
- And Debbie Halvorson, Democrat of IL-11, attacks her opponent Adam Kinzinger on Social Security. Very original. A longer piece containing links to the dueling ads from both candidates is here.
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