The problem with debunking this “Santorum wasn’t on ballot in 4/6/10 Illinois districts” cr@p is that Illinois doesn’t tally the results by Congressional district, they do it by county (there’s 101 counties), and Cook County does seperate counts for the city of Chicago and suburban cook county, on different websites, so you’d have to look at 102 different webpages to find the numbers Santorum got in Illinois. His name and vote totals will be listed on each one. (in a few months, you’ll be able to get them all at one central location at the Illinois State Board of Elections, but that won’t be until the official canvass comes in... right now all we have is unofficial data online)
Basically, if someone can pinpoint their congressional district, I can locate a county, township, or city of chicago ward located ENTIRELY in that congressional district and show you what Santorum’s vote totals were there.
Let’s start with example. IL-2 is Jesse Jackson’s district, a safe RAT district that is heavily black. Republicans never win there and don’t get many candidates on the ballot. Chicago’s 10th ward on the east border of the city is entirely located within IL-2. It’s probably 95% RAT. Santorum only received 238 votes in that ward (Romney got 368) but since none of those were write-ins, it proves he was on the ballot. (Source: http://www.chicagoelections.com/wdlevel3.asp?elec_code=21). I can also tell you the congressional results for that district to prove it’s in IL-2 (James H. Taylor received 223 votes, Brian Woodworth received 371, both were running for the Republican nomination for Congress, 2nd District. SOURCE: http://www.chicagoelections.com/wdlevel3.asp?elec_code=21)
Anyone else want to try me? Free feel to name a Congressional district where you think Santorum “wasn’t on the ballot” and I’ll show he WAS on the ballot when people voted in that congressional district — and I’ll give you the totals for the congressional race as well (in whatever chicago ward/suburban township/county is the quickest to find). I am really sick of having to debunk this Paultard lie.
Here’s the bottom line:
On election day, Santorum won all delegates in CD-12, CD-15, and CD-17, for a total of 12 delegates from Illinois. (SOURCE: http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/IL-R)
He was ON THE BALLOT EVERYWHERE IN ILLINOIS (no matter how much Paultards and our RINO Romneybot State GOP chair lie about it), but he was missing a few delegate slates in CD-4, CD-5, CD-7, and CD-13. He had virtually NO chance of winning 4,5 & 7 (urban Chicago RAT districts where the few Republicans who live there will vote for Romney), but a slim chance at winning 13 (a moderate Republican district in the Cook County ‘burbs).
IF he had won 13 — at most — he would have lost out having 3 or 4 delegates at the convention that were rightfully his for carrying the district.
However, since he DIDN’T win 4,5,7, or 13 (Romney carried all 4) his lack of a full delegate slate in those district didn’t affect the outcome one bit.
And again, Republican voters in 4,5,7, and 13 had no problem voting for Santorum in the Presidential race, just as every Republican in Illinois had the opportunity to do. Ask Impy — he lives in CD-4.