Comments on: Why the GOP lost Hastert’s seat, continued

By: Michelle Malkin » More trouble for the GOP…and a Republican challenge to Don Young; Plus: McCain peddles WSJ open-borders B.S.

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:48:44 +0000

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By: olympian2008

olympian2008 — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:08:18 +0000

The number one reason Bill Foster won was because he is a good candidate, a scientist who ran an excellent campaign. What put him over the top was the endorsement by Barack Obama, here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnaGlxUUFv4

If Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee for President this “coattail effect” is going to have impact throughout the country. With an Obama candidacy Marilyn Musgrave in the Colorado 4th Congressional district is history. With the higher turnout for Barack she will be wiped out by newcomer Betsy Markey. Mark Udall will also easily win the US Senate seat if Obama is the nominee for the Democrats. (Republican Wayne Allard is retiring)

Conservatives better wake up because if Obama is the nominee he is going to approach 80 million popular votes in the general election. Consider the fact that John Kerry didn’t break the 60 million mark in 2004. McCain will be lucky to get 55 million in the general with many conservatives voting third party or staying home this fall.

I see the Democrats getting close to 60 Senators, a pickup of +9 and picking up 25 to 30 House seats in November.

By: Rinoalert

Rinoalert — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:10:57 +0000

Fact is, the most strident friends of border enforcement have been losing elections in disproportionate numbers- JD Hayworth, Randy Graf, Vernon Robinson to name a few.

Conservatives who want the borders enforced do not appear to be a majority in the electorate. Case in point, McCain is our nominee- ack.

By: rockdalian

rockdalian — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:05:59 +0000

It should be noted that one of the reasons Oberweis was selected was because of his money. He could self fund and the state party wouldn’t have to kick in any money.
On a more worrisome note, I live next door to this district, in the 11th. Our Rep. congressman is retiring this year. Three challengers ran in the primary. The mayor of a local town won the primary on Feb. 5th. Approximately two weeks later this man dropped from the race, basically saying this was too hard, etc etc etc.
The district now has no Rep.to oppose the Dem.nominee.

By: ciceroskip

ciceroskip — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:15:07 +0000

The Chicago Tribune was instrumental in getting the guy’s divorce papers unsealed so his “sex life” with his wife could be exposed. this got him kicked off the ticket. That lousy paper never bothers to investigate any Dem’s habits before an election. This last election, since they are pro illegal alien, they endorsed the Dem that won the election because “we need a fresh face”. I don’t buy their paper any more because they are full of crap.

By: Nobility

Nobility — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:40:35 +0000

Look at the same tired old faces. It appears that the Rep.party is locked in to the same old Rino’s and they are hanging on with bloody fingernails. Meanwhile the Dems show new fresh faces and get the energy the party needs. Shame on us.

By: John Ansell

John Ansell — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:20:37 +0000

Sorry, Jack’s exwife.

By: John Ansell

John Ansell — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:20:22 +0000

On March 11th, 2008 at 6:33 pm, leucanthemum said:

I was born and raised in Springfield and you are 100% correct. The Illinois Republican Party needs a shot in the arm and some folks need to step aside and let new blood in. (I double your comment on Jack’s wife, wow)

By: John Ansell

John Ansell — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:18:02 +0000

The WSJ is so Full of S. I remember reading in The State Journal Register awhile back about a raid on illegals in Beardstown, Il. and the comment section on the website was full of pro enforcement comments. 1 or 2 open boarder comments made it though, probablly the same person using different handles. The paper is in Sangamon COunty and is solidly red. Look at how many REpublicans are on the county board and that will tell you.

The real issue is that Replublicans like myself saw how McCain and Mel Martinez and Gramnesty all pushed for the open boarder amnesty crap and it’s time we punished them for not listening to the base.

WSJ, there are other towns in Illinois that are not Chicago and that do not have Chicago’s frame of mind.

Rezko trial going to Harm Obama? Not a chance. It’s going to sting Gov. Rod Bag-o-chips, you can bet on that. Well, that is if the star witness stands up as credible after all the evidence of his alleged drug use comes out. We’re not talking a little Mary Jane either.

By: leucanthemum

leucanthemum — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:33:47 +0000

I am in the district in IL, and I can attest to the “Republican party wasn’t organized” end of things… I received no literature in the mail, only saw a handful of tv ads (none of which explained anything other than “the other candidate is a liar/loser,” not what they were running for or why), and saw nothing — zip. nada. bubkes — in the local newspapers. If that’s the way the party works to get people to the polls, it’s no wonder the Republicans lost this past weekend’s election and no wonder Springfield is in the clutches of so many spectacularly corrupt Chicago (Rezko-owned and operated) Democrats. The IL Republican party just keeps handing elections to them on a silver platter.

For crying out loud, they kicked a man off their ticket for his having wanted to have sex with his own famously hot wife, and replaced him with the carpetbagger! How inept can a party get?

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:56:29 +0000

And why should anyone come out and vote for the Republican party?? If you want a real socialst you go with the Demoncrats. If you want a conservative, you stay home. QED.

A pox on both their houses.

By: Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator

Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:33:21 +0000

Dems seek to keep GOP House speaker’s district…

A day after snagging former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert’s congressional seat in a specia…

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:53:15 +0000

GOOD RIDDANCE! We should not rest until every stinkin’ sorry, perverted compromising, un-American RINO is tossed out of Washington!

By: fred5676

fred5676 — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:36:16 +0000

Those (here and elsewhere) arguing that illegal immigration is a losing issue has his/her head in the sand. States are rushing to pass popular bi-partisan legislation while Bush and Congress fiddle. Here is last year's list of state initiatives. And here is the story of success at the state level. McCain's own Arizona is in the lead, with a law signed by the Democrat governor. Check out Democrat Heath Shuler's SAVE Act here, and send a free FAX to your Congresscritters. 151 bi-partisan sponsors - are YOUR Senators and Rep. on board??

By: RedRepub

RedRepub — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:00:13 +0000

In other words voters have said time and again they didn’t want Oberweis as a candidate, yet the Illinois Republican committee keeps putting him on the ticket. This is like when they put Alan Keyes on the ticket and what the heck are they thinking in Illinois. The only reason he even got as many votes he did was because of those who vote for those with a (R) after their name, not that people supported him. I have to wonder what drugs are in the water the people from the Illinois Republican party are drinking by continuing to promote failed candidates.

Amen!!!!

As a Republican living in Illinois, I know exactly what you are talking about. They were simply looking at skin color when it came to Alan Keyes. Carpetbagging be damned! (Although The IL Dems did this too with Tammy Duckworth, a Hawaiian they shipped in to run. She was an Iraq War vet against the war.)

The Chicago GOP can’t ever get any folks to win elections in the city.

The people they do put on the ballot are what they call “sacrificial lambs”. They tell these people right off the bat not to expect to win. In turn, these candidates get no money from the state or national GOP. They flitter about aimlessly, then come election night, they go to the city GOP party to watch the results on TV. Then they kid around with their fellow Chicago Republicans about how they “succeeded” in getting 15% of the vote.

(And I am the one told that I’m not ready to run for office??????) I guess I have too much political experience . I’m also too serious about elections.

I can’t sit back and let the Dems do everything, like a Republican in the Tip O’Neill Congress.