No One Gains Full Confidence in Top of Ticket Races

February 8, 2010 | Filed Under Chicago, Congress, Cook County, Democrats/Leftists, Elections, GOP, Government, Corruption, House of Representatives, Illinois, Liberals, Republicans, State Government, Warner Todd Huston |

-By Warner Todd Huston

Kurt Erickson has some interesting points in his article in the Decatur Herald-Review. His summation of the elections for the top spot for both the Democrats and Republicans is that no one wowed the voters and neither party saw their top guy getting the full confidence of the people.

Erickson seems to be leaning toward thinking Brady is the better choice for the GOP, though I think Brady will find that he can’t get many votes in Chicago and the collar counties.

I find it interesting that Erickson didn’t dwell longer on Lt. Gov. candidate Scott Lee Cohen, though. What an embarrassment to the Democrat Party that was.

But I think he is 100% right with one line close to the end of his piece:

Arguing that any of those results have any parallels to Massachusetts is just way too much of a stretch.

I agree. I just don’t see any surprise GOP sweeps in Illinois. I do think that Kirk has a chance to be the thoroughly corrupt Alexi Giannoulias, though. As to the rest of the state-wide seats, I expect them to remain firmly in Democrat hands.
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