tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post2499910093645793436..comments2024-03-26T14:01:36.240-05:00Comments on Public Policy Polling: Illinois remains closeTom Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-5853461600444281122010-09-30T11:08:26.148-05:002010-09-30T11:08:26.148-05:00There's a difference between Obama endorsing o...There's a difference between Obama endorsing or campaigning FOR a candidate and simply holding a rally to galvanize the base and turn out young and black voters. The latter is what his role is this election. He should stay away from candidates, but he should get right in the thick of the mud in urging the base to turn out to the polls. No one will reduce the enthusiasm gap more than him. Bill Clinton and others can campaign with the candidates; Obama can get his own 2008 voters who are on the fence about voting to decide the stakes are too high to sit at home.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-21471577843645802212010-09-30T06:35:39.139-05:002010-09-30T06:35:39.139-05:00The pathetic caliber of candidates in Illinois - b...The pathetic caliber of candidates in Illinois - both parties - never ceases to astound me. It's just a shame that one of these two fools is going to win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-50178030080125247132010-09-29T18:58:15.317-05:002010-09-29T18:58:15.317-05:00This was already going to be an election with low ...This was already going to be an election with low turnout and low interest on the part of Democrats. In Illinois, the presence of a severely flawed senate candidate (politically) on the ballot just makes it that much harder.<br /><br />Mark Kirk is hardly a dream candidate ... but he'll bury A.G. downstate and do very well in the Chicagoland suburbs -- beginning with his own Congressional District which is politically marginal territory.<br /><br />Add in the fact that A.G. hasn't been ahead of Kirk in any major poll for the past 90 days, and this one is looking less and less questionable every day.<br /><br />Advantage: Kirk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-24711922619607787832010-09-29T18:10:14.300-05:002010-09-29T18:10:14.300-05:00Someone should compare the crosstabs between this ...Someone should compare the crosstabs between this survey and the CNN poll released today that has Giannoulias up by 1.<br /><br />I trust PPP.wthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343481782148411302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-14538956914963538822010-09-29T15:25:32.032-05:002010-09-29T15:25:32.032-05:00The article refers to it as a depressing race. Th...The article refers to it as a depressing race. That is so true. Kirk's people have announced that they will not run a single positive ad in the entire campaign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-16698419516707549262010-09-29T15:24:26.532-05:002010-09-29T15:24:26.532-05:00Chuck,
Please write to the DNC and ask obama to c...Chuck,<br /><br />Please write to the DNC and ask obama to campaign in Nevada, Colorado, Delaware, Connecticut and let us see the results. <br /><br />What is a big deal of a democrat getting a big crowd(although I dispute the number)in a university campus? John kerry got a bigger crowd in Madison but he won the state by a meagre 1/2 percent to 1 percent. <br /><br />You have no idea about the unpopularity of the president, pelosi and Reid. Check with lot of congressional candidates. They are running away from them. Tsunmai is on the way buddy!!Ranjitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-76093889779483569922010-09-29T13:16:29.446-05:002010-09-29T13:16:29.446-05:00It would be great to have a big Obama rally in Ill...It would be great to have a big Obama rally in Illinois where he throws punch after punch at hippies. They need to stop whining.<br /><br />The criticism of the professional left will continue until morale increases.wthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343481782148411302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-32920296768809253042010-09-29T12:19:35.096-05:002010-09-29T12:19:35.096-05:00"BTW, maybe I missed it, but did you not poll..."BTW, maybe I missed it, but did you not poll any numbers on Rahm?!?!"<br /><br />Yeah, that and Blago and lots of other stuff later in the week. Governor tomorrow. We always space out what we release by subject. It wouldn't make sense to release numbers on Rahm in the contest of a Senate race he has nothing to do with.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-48537874284917630362010-09-29T12:08:40.874-05:002010-09-29T12:08:40.874-05:00This has been a greatly disappointing race. Hopefu...This has been a greatly disappointing race. Hopefully the remaining undecideds will swing Giannoulias' way and give the election to him, but who knows in this kind of election environment. The point you mentioned about the Green Party candidate allows me to point out my favorite needed policy change: alternative voting! BTW, maybe I missed it, but did you not poll any numbers on Rahm?!?!ARealSenatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232776973041916701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-50722715507793720812010-09-29T10:16:28.933-05:002010-09-29T10:16:28.933-05:00Republicans should have run a tea party candidate ...Republicans should have run a tea party candidate here.<br /><br />Establishment liberals are electoral poison.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-514960939805444712010-09-29T10:00:48.481-05:002010-09-29T10:00:48.481-05:00I know your poll shows Obama at only 44% in IL, bu...I know your poll shows Obama at only 44% in IL, but I still think he could be helpful. I was at the Obama rally last night here in Madison on campus--very big turnout and excited crowd--30,000 people, lots had to be turned away. Right now all polls are likely voters and the GOP is benefitting from that. I'll bet with all reg voters the Dem is ahead. The thing the Dems need to do is drive up the number of reg voters who will vote and a big rally by Obama for the Dems in Chicago could be helpful in the end and cause some excitement.Chuck Tnoreply@blogger.com