Posts Tagged ‘Illinois’
GOP Sees Opportunity in Illinois
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:42 Written by rslcpol Monday, 1 February 2010 02:47
From Herald-Review.com:
— For the second time in eight years, a set of handcuffs may lead to political opportunity in Illinois.
Democrats retook the governor’s seat in 2002 after more than 25 years of Republican control, partly due to a scandal surrounding former Gov. George Ryan, which later sent him to prison.
Now, Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s December 2008 arrest and subsequent ouster from office may give Republicans an opportunity to turn the tables again. The primary is Tuesday.
Six candidates are vying to fill the top of the party’s ticket in a state that has generally rejected the national Republican Party’s hard-line positions.
Tags: Illinois | Posted under State Legislature News | No Comments
IL: Race for Lieutenant Governor Takes Wacky Turn
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:47 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 28 January 2010 02:21
From Chicago Sun-Times:
– Few dispute that Illinois’ lieutenant governor is a backwater political office, so can it be any surprise that two of the dozen candidates vying for the vacant post have spent time bickering over an alleged eviction more than three decades ago?
State Sen. Rickey Hendon once rented an apartment from state Rep. Art Turner, and neither lieutenant governor candidate disputes that. But the two West Side Democrats don’t agree on why Hendon left.
Tags: Illinois | Posted under Lieutenant Governor News | No Comments
IL: Six Republicans in the running for Lt. Governor
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:50 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 27 January 2010 02:07
From Quad-City Times:
The six Republicans running for their party’s nomination for Illinois lieutenant governor might be able to see two key opportunities driving their campaigns.
First, Gov. Pat Quinn’s ascension to his job from the No. 2 spot serves as a reminder that the lieutenant governor is one mishap away from the state’s top spot.
Second, Republicans running for offices across Illinois are hoping Democrats suffer at the polls this year after the continuing Rod Blagojevich scandal and the budget deficit widening under Democrats’ control.
Those factors considered, the Republican field in Tuesday’s primary is a varied one, ranging from the mayor of Carbondale to a state senator from the Chicago suburbs and a young businessman from the St. Louis area.
They’ve spent time in their campaigns maligning Democrats’ control. But they’ve also tried to distinguish themselves from the crowd and tell voters what they’d do with the lieutenant governor’s office, which has very few mandatory responsibilities.
Tags: Illinois | Posted under Lieutenant Governor News | No Comments