Posted on 01/31/2010 3:02:39 PM PST by American Dream 246
I like Brady better, he’s more qualified. (and I like Proft better still but it appears he’s in last place)
I’ll vote for Brady unless it’s clear to me that Andrzejewski has a better chance to top the crappy candidates. In the last published polls Brady was ahead of him in one and they were tied in the other.
Possibly the Lech Walesa endorsement has helped Andrzejewski. I wouldn’t have figured anyone would care about that.
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Can Andrzejewski Make Illinois Gov. a Real Race? The Next Scott Brown?
After Scott Brown’s upset senate victory in Massachusetts, everyone -- left and right -- is left wondering how big an omen it is for November. In the Tuesday Republican primary for the Illinois governor’s race, Adam Andrzejewski may provide the answer...
Adam Andrzejewski for Governor: The Clear Choice to Turn Illinois Around
"A third generation Illinois-born American, Adam is a 40 year old conservative who embodies the very meaning of the word. He has a strong work ethic, a clear sense on policy, a passionate belief in the best of people..."
Fiscal Realism: Interview With Adam Andrzejewski Candidate for Illinois Governor
In fact, Andrzejewski...at the vanguard of encouraging school boards and county governments in Illinois to put their check registries and finances on the Internet for all citizens to see. In fact, his catch phrase is "every dime online in real time."
Lech Walesa Will Campaign with Republican Adam Andrzejewski This Week
Former President of Poland and human rights activist Lech Walesa will campaign in Illinois with Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Andrzejewski...Walesa – famed for his Cold War leadership of the Solidarity movement in Poland — will be the keynote speaker Friday at a Chicago luncheon fundraiser for Adam Andrzejewski...
I’m voting for Brady.. I don’t like the idea that Adam will be using EO like there is no tomorrow.. Plus I don’t trust anyone from the Chicago area..
I live in Central Illinois. I find it kind of hard to believe that Adam is tied for first when I have never met someone that knows who this person is. I would like to see the numbers and the methodology.
40% of the Republican primary vote comes from outside of Chicago and the collar counties. Polls seem to have a habit of oversampling Chicago.
Thanks much - that helps a lot.
Poshard was pro-2nd as well. Ryan cost IL conservatives a lot. His black eye gave us Blago, who ironically made Ryan appear honest.
I had pretty much written this one off as a win for the “outsider” (ROFLMAO!) McKenna. This is good news indeed!
I was a kid during the whole Ross Perot phenomena, I didn't understand the whole "we need an unknown wealthy businessman to run our government" mentality and I don't understand it now. How'd that work out for other states? Jon Corzine was "enormously successful in the private sector" too. Still, I was a Forbes supporter in H.S. (how's that for supporting a "wealthy outsider"?), but in hindsight now that I know how elections work I realize he'd never get elected dog catcher. But Forbes geeky persona and humble interviews were alot more enduring than Adam Andrejewski. I've meet the guy twice in person -- he was very cocky and pushy, and he kept insisting on getting my contact info. and having me sign up for his campaign ASAP because otherwise I'd miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to "make history". I went away with a total "used car salesman" vibe from the guy. I come from a through middle class background -- my mom's a teacher, my dad is a retired cop. I'm a graphic designer and film critic. The no. #1 profession of politicians before they entered government is lawyer, and no. #2 is wealthy businessmen. Do we need more millionaire CEOs in government? I don't think so.
Even though I'm from the Chicago area I CAN understand the desire to give the other 80% of the state some representation in Illinois government. All the RAT candidates are from Chicago itself and all the GOP candidates are western suburbanites from the DuPage county area (home of GOP, Inc. in this state). That includes Adam, even though he grew up in Kankakee (it might be an hour's drive from Chicago, it's not considered "downstate" by people in central and southern Illinois -- just ask them). The thing about political unknowns with no track record is they're going to be the "best" on the issues because they can promise you ANYTHING and you can't dispute it. One of the things that bothers me about Adam is he seems to have make up facts about his bio that simply don't gel with historic facts.
A big talking point of his campaign is how he grew up in a great patriotic conservative family and his dad had the "courage" to "run as the conservative opposition to liberal Republican George Ryan when no else would". Now, let's research this claim and what actually happened. Adam's dad indeed ran for state rep. in 1978 -- as a Democrat. He didn't run "against" George Ryan, because at that time we still had our unusual "preferential voting system" that gave Illinois three state reps. per district, so Adam's dad was a Democrat in a majority Republican area, running to take out any and all Republicans in Kankankee. Third, read up on history and you'll find out George Ryan was a BELOVED conservative icon in this state during that era. As speaker of the House, he had just received endless allocates and praise from the conservative base and Phyllis Scafley for killing the ERA amendment when most Republicans didn't have the guts to, and its death in Illinois derailed it nationwide. NOBODY would have dared called George Ryan a RINO back then and "challenged him from the right". It wasn't until George went to statewide office in the 80s that he he got assimilated by the Thompson crowd and drifting leftward, until he became a total DIABLO scum in the late 90s. Finally, even in the 70s, Kankakee was a very traditional conservative Republican area. There were some pre-Reagan "conservative Democrat" regions of the nation in the 70s, Kankakee wasn't one of them. It was a historically GOP stronghold in northern Illinois and the RAT minority there was mainly supported by big labor and other left-wing groups. Running as a RAT if you wanted to be the "more conservative" candidate simply made no sense.
Maybe Adam's family was working class and leaned towards Democrat policies until the Reagan revolution made them see the light, but that's not the way he tells the story. He uses it boost his "true conservative" credentials. And if he's not being honest about that, what else is he telling the truth about? There's no way to know. He seems to be on our side but we'll never know unless take a big gamble and elect him. And I personally know a conservative activist who signed up for Adam's campaign and was gung-ho to elect him until incidents like that caused him to resign from the campaign.
Maybe Adam will pull off a miracle on Tuesday but this post on FR is the only place where I've seen it reported that he's suddenly surged "with two points". It's not being posted on Illinois Review, which is choke full of Adam supporters. He may finish above Dan Proft on Tuesday though, which I find unfortunate as I think Proft is the superior conservative candidate of the two.
We'll see in two days I guess.
On a related note, I'm glad Illinois doesn't allow primary campaign losers to run again in the general election. Although I'd be 100% willing to support guys like Adam or Pat Hughes if they win the nomination, I cringe at the thought of them pulling a Joe Lieberman style "our campaign must continue" if they get their butts kicked by a RINO on Tuesday. Narrowly losing the primary, might entitle a candidate to a do-over in November, but not losing by 20+ points.
You asked me about the Guv’s race. I meant the Guv’s race not the Senate Race. I think he may be able to win. He balances out the black vote. There are a lot of Polish here in Chicago and they do vote. Sorry about the mix up. : ( I do not like Mark Kirk but I am afraid my will pull it off Tuesday. : (
Thanks for the input.
No, but having a Polish name certainly doesn't hurt!
Thanks for all the background in your post #49. I attended a live debate, watched the televised debate and listened to the debate on WLS radio. I’m voting for Proft as well. Dan and Adam both seem like good conservatives but my gut tells me Dan has what it will take to work with (or should I say against?) the entrenched people in Springfield. And I am also uncomfortable with the EO’s. Hughes has my vote for Senate.
Thanks for the ping!
Dan and Adam both seem like good conservatives but my gut tells me Dan has what it will take...“Some of you may think the office of Lt. Governor is not important.”
In Texas, the Lt. Guv has more real power than the Guv.
Polls show it a 6-way statistical tie between 5 candidates and Mr Undecided, virtually everyone at 16%. If that is true, the candidate with the groud troops to get their voters to the polls wins.
Thanks for this great news. I walked five precincts for Adam.
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