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August 2002 Articles
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August 28, 2002
“GRIDLOCK” LIKELY RESULT IN CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS
Johnson’s Republican foe is John Thune, the
state’s congressman. Outlook: Johnson will win by less than 4,000 votes. A Mexican-American is running for governor,
so Democrats hope Hispanics will vote straight Democratic. Cornyn, however,
will win by 50,000 votes. Outlook: In a squeaker for the seat of retiring Republican Fred Thompson, Alexander wins by
30,000 votes. Coleman will win by 40,000 votes. The state’s junior senator, Democrat Jon Corzine, spent $60 million of his personal fortune to win
by 90,973 votes in 2000. Outlook: Sununu should beat Smith and defeat Sheehan. Outlook: Pryor will win. full
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August 21, 2002
CAPPARELLI’S “NO MOVE” PLEDGE IS CAMPAIGN ISSUE
Capparelli, age 78, is currently in his 16th
term in the Illinois House from the far Northwest Side 13th District. About 35
percent of Capparelli’s old 13th District is in the new 15th District. The new
20th District, which runs from Howard to Belmont, between roughly Nagle and
Cumberland, encompasses about 40 percent of Capparelli’s old 13th District,
about 50 percent of Republican State Representative Mike McAuliffe’s old 14th
District, and about 10 percent of Democratic State Representative Bob
Bugielski’s old 19th District. Capparelli has already had one
mailing into the 15th District: a February... full
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August 14, 2002
TOPINKA’S “CAUTION” WON’T HELP IN TREASURER’S
RACE
If Topinka and Birkett lose, the Republicans
would have no bench for future state elections. The Republicans’ 1994 state sweep, led by Governor Jim Edgar’s
awesome 914,468-vote margin over Democrat Dawn Clark Netsch, enabled the
Republicans to win the other five state constitutional offices (lieutenant
governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, and comptroller).
For example, since 1993 Topinka’s campaign accepted over $47,000 in contributions
from George Ryan’s campaign fund. full
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August 7, 2002
HYNES’ JOB AS “FISCAL GROUCH” WILL BE
TAXING
Hynes temporarily froze all state spending last May on capital
construction projects. “I dispute
that scenario,” said Hynes. Remember: Hynes said that the
governor is responsible for budgeting and spending. So if
Democrat Hynes castigates Democrat Blagojevich for budgeting and
spending too much, then Hynes will risk alienating those
Democratic constituencies to which Blagojevich, as governor,
would be appealing by authorizing the spending. Young Hynes was
not yet seasoned enough to run for governor. A May 2002 poll
pegged Moseley-Braun at 31 percent in a Democratic primary, to
Hynes’ 14 percent, Pappas’s 13 percent, Obama’s six
percent, and Chico’s five percent. full
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