Nation's 1st primary sets stage for Ill. showdown

AP on Yahoo ^ | 2/2/10 | Christopher Wills - ap

[NormsRevenge]

CHICAGO – Illinois voters trickled to the polls Tuesday in the nation's first primary of the year to determine which Democrats will defend both the governor's office and a U.S. Senate seat against Republicans eyeing Democratic infighting and scandal.

The Republicans were pinning their hopes on the Democratic disarray that followed the ouster of Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was kicked out of office over a long list of corruption charges, including the allegation that he tried to sell President Barack Obama's former Senate seat.

Losing that seat would be a bigger personal embarrassment for Obama than Republican Scott Brown's upset victory last month in Massachusetts, which took away the late Edward M. Kennedy's Senate seat.

[NormsRevenge]

Don’t screw this one up, Illinois.

[bcsco]

Voted for Adam Adam Andrzejewski (gov) and Patrick Hughes (sen). Wife will vote (same) on her way home tonight.

[NormsRevenge]

Early returns: Illinois voters disgruntled

http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/2024807,illinois-voting-voters-unhappy-020210.article

February 2, 2010

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Many voters heading to polling places in Chicago say they aren’t happy. And it’s not because of the foul weather.

A steady snow didn’t stop 62-year-old salesman John Rogers from voting downtown Tuesday. But the Democrat wasn’t happy with the candidates. He says he doesn’t trust anyone running and that it’s a matter of voting for lesser evils.

[NormsRevenge]

So far, a collective yawn in primary voting
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/02/primary-concern-how-many-voters-will-see-their-shadows.html

National political pundits have been busy trying to divine broad meaning from Illinois’ Groundhog Day primary, but that noisy class of professional crystal ball gazers could be in for a challenge if an early collective yawn from voters continues through the day.

City election officials said turnout for the first hour of voting was extremely low. Jim Allen, communications director for the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, said there were precincts all over the city that experienced as few as two voters coming through their doors.

“That’s bad,” he said. “There are very few voters coming out to cast a ballot. This could mean six more weeks of campaigning if the voters just see their shadows.”

[NormsRevenge]

Peoria

Illinois voters trickle to the polls
http://www.pjstar.com/news/x562893973/Nations-1st-primary-sets-stage-for-Ill-showdown

[St. Louis Conservative]

So now the people of Illinois will be subjected to an 8 month long general election campaign. That’s waaaay too long.

[Thane_Banquo]

I voted for Hughes and An-gee-eff-ski a couple of hours ago here in Aurora. Hardly anyone at the polls.

[NormsRevenge]

Chicago Sun-Times says..

Low turn-out due to snow and early primary date.

Radar is clear across the state currently. must be that early primary date. ;-)

[NormsRevenge]

and a lot of disgruntled voters..

US President Barack Obama listens to a question during a town hall meeting at Nashua High School North in Nashua, New Hampshire. Obama highlighted his new top domestic priority of curbing unemployment Tuesday, detailing a 30-billion-dollar loan program to help small businesses. (AFP/Mandel Ngan)

[SharpRightTurn]

Great picture of the blue-lipped Kenyan fraud in your post #10.

All wee-wee’d up and no place to go.

If he doesn’t like the way things are going for him now, wait until after the Nov. mid-term elections. Imagine what that picture of the man-child will look like.

[aruanan]

Some news people here were saying that they were surprised that there was such a light turnout after all that had been written about Illinois corruption. I don't know. It may be that voters have already decided that no matter who gets the Democrat nomination, they're going to vote against them. In the one race where an incumbent prick was faced with a reformist challenger who pledged to cut his recent sales tax hike, the reformist is kicking his butt. I heard him on the Don Wade and Roma Show on WLSAM this morning. His usual dismissive arrogant air was gone; you could hear the stench of death in his voice. It was great.