Posted on 09/08/2010 10:18:41 AM PDT by CaroleL
In the high stakes game for his political future, the Democratic candidate for US Senate from Illinois is going all in with his strong ties to President Barack Obama. State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias' has released a new ad in which the president states, "Alexi's my friend. I know his character. You can trust him. You can count on him." But as Mr. Obama's popularity wanes even in his home state, the ad may do more harm than good in Mr. Giannoulias' neck-and-neck race against Congressman Mark Kirk (R-Illinois).
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Bambi likes to campaign, even when it does nobody any good. It’s in his blood.
This has got to be the stupidest play of the 2010 election season! Note to Alexi: check out how well Obama played in New Jersey and Virginia.
I am actually beginning to believe that Mark Kirk could win this race on account of the incompetent opponent he has the good fortune to run against.
Campaigning is mostly making empty promises, attacking opponents and especially telling lies - all of which 0bamao is good at. Doing anything correctly, getting anything right, or successfully completing something, well that's foreign to him. And don't expect him to do any work!
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What the hell else is the guy going to run on? His banking experience?
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