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May 2002 Articles
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May 29, 2002
GOVERNOR’S
RACE UNFOLDS:
GRIM MAN
vs. GRIN MAN
Right now, George Ryan is beating Jim Ryan to a pulp, and
Blagojevich’s support grows with each passing day.
Blagojevich is leading Ryan in the early polls, although not by
much. Ryan’s problem is that George Ryan is stuck in his
window of opportunity. How can Ryan excoriate Blagojevich as too
liberal to be governor when all voters now want is just somebody
who’s honest as governor? Is Blagojevich a superficial
opportunist, whose every vote, thought and pronouncement is
calculated to win votes? full
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May 22, 2002
“DADDY
BAGGAGE” MAY SINK MADIGAN AGAINST BIRKETT
Lisa Madigan won the March
Democratic primary for Illinois Attorney General because of her
father, Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan, the state
Democratic chairman. To win, Madigan must “define” Birkett
as an unacceptable candidate. Ryan got only 30 percent of the
Chicago vote, carrying several Northwest Side wards; Santos won
88.3 percent of the black vote. In
the Cook County suburbs, Birkett won’t come close to
Ryan’s 66.7 percent, but anti-Madigan votes by liberals and
independents will give Birkett close to 60 percent.
Birkett will top Madigan by better than 60-40.
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May 15, 2002
BIRKETT
HOPES “QUAYLE SYNDROME” EQUALS VICTORY
Madigan’s approach did not resonate with voters on
March 19. Roughly 60 percent of Democratic primary voters are
women, who presumably should have opted for Lisa Madigan. Ditto
in the collar counties, where Schmidt won with 52.8 percent.
Clearly, the Schmidt vote was predominantly an anti-Madigan
vote. The first post-primary poll put Madigan ahead of Birkett
by a 47-40 margin. Ryan got only 30 percent of the Chicago vote,
carrying several Northwest Side wards; Santos won 88.3 percent
of the black vote. full
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May 8, 2002
HANSEN
BEATS OLSZEWSKI IN REPLAY OF ’98 PRIMARY
Hansen topped Olszewski by 1,861 votes districtwide, in a
turnout of 17,716. As shown in the adjoining vote chart, Hansen
beat Olszewski by 1,166 votes in Hansen’s home Elk Grove
township; and, in neighboring Schaumburg Township, where Hansen
was backed by Committeeman Paul Froelich, Hansen had 1,124
more votes that Olszewski. But, in both townships, the combined
Olszewski-Schneider vote (5,112) almost equaled the total Hansen
vote (5,939). The total Olszewski-Schneider vote in Hanover
(3,442) was four times greater than Hansen’s 774. Was
Schneider a Hansen plant, designed to divide the anti-Hansen
vote?
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May 1, 2002
REPUBLICAN
WAR STILL SIMMERS IN MAINE TOWNSHIP
Darr is closely allied with township Supervisor Bob Dudycz. In January
of 2001, at the township Republican caucus, Darr and Dudycz packed the
session with supporters, and dumped Thompson, who had been supervisor
since 1993. Thompson was a key Butler ally and protégé. Thompson announced against Darr, and became a magnet for all those who
resisted the Dudycz-Darr machine. Darr believes that Thompson began the campaign well ahead. My
prediction: Until Thompson publicly forswears revenge against Dudycz
in 2005, the Maine Township Republicans will remain seriously divided.
Expect Thompson and Dudycz to remain estranged.
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