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 Article...
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 Article...
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 Article...
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 Article...
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