Absolutely fantastic list. I find myself in complete agreement. Tomorrow night, Nov 1, our church has its annual Reformation Day Lecture. Yes, yes: it’s the day after Reformation Day, but that is because a bible discussion group was meeting.
Good analysis. I like the history. One telling point, possibly, maybe in Romney’s favor is that 200,000 or so have evacuated Illinois. Hopefully, these people are from Cook County, but I think not. Many acquaintances (mostly GOP) moved into Indiana. So many people moved into IN, that a church built a new building, having re-located from South Holland, Ill to Crete, IN.
I don’t think Obama will lose Ill: Too much corruption.
Right now President Obama is reaping what he sowed. His anti-business policies, his foreign-policy disasters, his campaign of half-truths, and his poor debate performance have brought the state of Illinois into play. Of course the Daly Machine probably keeps enough corpses ready to vote, so that winning Illinois is a fairy tale. But, what a dream that may be coming. Al Gore lost Tennessee and the White House.