General Election hopefully?

If Gov. Rod sets the GE on Feb. 5, we could take advantage of all the Dems coming out to vote for the Democratic presidential candidates. That would definitely help Foster/Laesch/whoever the Dem nominee is.

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by: jeffmd @ Wed Oct 17, 2007 at 20:04:49 PM CDT

Primary Day

That would especially be an advantage if Obama was still in the race, because he will drive up turnout tremendously throughout the state.

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by: AC4508 @ Wed Oct 17, 2007 at 20:05:59 PM CDT

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I wonder

If this decision was made in the wake of MA-5. The Republicans seem to think the Democrats aren't doing as well as they were doing last year and they can easily keep this seat in a Special Election since they nearly took a seat as Democratic as this one is Republican.

I don't think it would work though. There are some good progressives running. A vote for a Democrat here will be a vote to bring an end to the war.

Still, I think it's a strech to win this district, but I wouldn't call it a miracle

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by: nrafter530 @ Wed Oct 17, 2007 at 20:32:24 PM CDT

that's a stretch...

republicans have long been better at special elections because they share a unified campaign doctrine, can activate trained campaign workers at the drop of a hat and can rely on disciplined voters coming out whenever an election is called.

this clearly puts bill foster in the driver's seat -- and virtually kills any chances laesch had (he doesn't have the money to contest a single election, let alone two -- although he may choose to run in only one)...

"the thing I like the best [about Barack Obama]... he's not about himself.  He's about us." -- Maria Shriver

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by: bored now @ Wed Oct 17, 2007 at 21:59:05 PM CDT

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I thought the same thing

about OH-5

would be nice, but I doubt it.

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by: nrafter530 @ Thu Nov 15, 2007 at 23:23:35 PM CST

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Denny's last splurge of money

Because he doesn't like the possibility of a candidate he doesn't support winning the district (either Oberweis or a Democrat), he'll force the state to spend more money by huffing his way out of Congress.

A Feb 5 special election complicates things because that means a primary in January, and a primary in February on the same day as the general election.

Way to waste more taxpayer money, Denny.

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by: RBH @ Wed Oct 17, 2007 at 21:54:25 PM CDT

Open General?

Will there be an open general and then a runoff like in California and Georgia, or a primary then general like in Massachusetts?

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by: nrafter530 @ Wed Oct 17, 2007 at 22:31:43 PM CDT

He is really hurting his attempted replacement.

February 5th = The day we pre-empt the 2008 wave by taking a US Representatives seat that is a monument, a tribute to a good portion of the 12 years of bull -*** Republican rule.  When we take this seat, we will be sending a message to all Republicans. 

"You are not safe, hide behind your lobbyists, corporate PAC's, and mortgage your house if you need the campaign money.  We're coming for you."

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by: JeremiahTheMessiah @ Wed Oct 17, 2007 at 23:48:15 PM CDT

Which may be why he's backing out. The Repubs can make

that calculation as well as we can, so he probably wants to avoid letting the general be on that day.

What a fucker, all the way to the bitter end.

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by: verasoie @ Thu Oct 18, 2007 at 04:31:10 AM CDT

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