Looks like we can have a long overdue Chicagoland freeper reunion here. The good news is that it looks like Chicagolady will be the only conservative on the ballot. The only other "Republican" interested in this race, Tom Hanson, ran as Dem lite against Rahm Emanuel last time and didn't come close to winning. I think we can make a good case to GOP voters that they ought to consider an alternative.
This will be a really tough race though, given the 5th historic Dem leanings. The one advantage on our side is the Dems took back this district in 1996 by running "scandal free" Blagojevich, who was succeeded by "scandal free" Rahm Emanuel when Blago became Governor in 2002. Now both of them look just as bad as the last Dem they tossed, Dan Rostencowski. The message here should be clear: 5th District voters will NEVER get clean and honest government as long as they continue to elect CROOKS put up by the Chicago machine!! The Cook County Democrat Party is a CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE. I hope Chicagolady will have campaign literature with Rostencowski, Blago, and Emanuel side-by-side, with the caption "Had Enough?"
What date is the primary election? I don't know if I'll be able to gather signatures, but I definitely want to help walk precincts.
Some advice to Chicagolady: seek out the last Republican who won this district, Michael Patrick Flannigan, and find out what he did to score an upset in 1994. And look into that network of people you've supported in the past who owe you big time. Jim Oberweis certainly should be able to fork over the maximum $2,000 donation for you after all the cash he able to spare for his own campaigns.