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Disgusted — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 07:20:07 -0000

What's worse? The fact that this state and the city of Chicago are both run by crooked politicians, and people look the other way and vote for them. Pitiful!

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Anonymous — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 03:07:34 -0000

What's worse, Blago raising gobs of cash from state contractors, or Topinka trying as hard as she can to raise gobs of cash from state contractors and being much less successful?

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JohnR — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 01:00:40 -0000

But I like Judy better! So she just HAS to win!

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Long Time Reader; First Time P — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:30:13 -0000

Of course Blago has a ton of cash. When you require that your state contractors also give money to your campaign, it's easy to raise money.

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Anon — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 23:46:15 -0000

Wow! Rod incurred nearly $1 million in legal fees to Big Jim's firm.

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It's Over, Down Goes Topinka — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:43:12 -0000

Unless She can raise, some big cash, realllllllly soon

She's Done like dinner

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Anonymous — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:39:38 -0000

Don't forget Jack!

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Marta Elena — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 21:40:08 -0000

Thanks, Walking Wounded.

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Anonymous — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 21:17:43 -0000

Oops, getting my Ryans mixed up.

Jim, George, Judy, who can remember.

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Anonymous — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 21:16:42 -0000

Regarding the Jim Ryan comparison. Yes, and Jim Ryan was against Poshard who had pledged not to take PAC money.

And the really key thing to remember, JIM RYAN LOST!!!! Just like Topinka will.

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The Wonderboy — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 21:15:14 -0000

Apparently Judy's staff needs a lot of health insurance...

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Walking Wounded — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 20:22:42 -0000

Marta, I was talking about Jesse White.

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Marta Elena — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 20:05:15 -0000

I can't find Jesse's report. Is it listed differently? I tried Jackson in the candidate listing.

Someone help!!! Please..........

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Walking Wounded — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:39:28 -0000

Interesting to see in Jesse's report, a lot of people I recognize as his employees gave $500 or less. Guess they don't want to have to identify that they work for him? Also, I see a trucking firm and a body shop giving him campaign money. Wouldn't that be a bit questionable, since his office regulates those companies? Business as Usual.

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Cat — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:17:18 -0000

Dan is a great guy and a stickler for details, especially having to do with money. Dan's mom is the Rutherford on the campaign.

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IsSomeoneWithJesseScared? — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 18:34:43 -0000

It's rather amusing that someone has already posted here about a detail in a down-the-ballot race against an incumbent considered by some to be "untouchable." Why the paranoia?

On the details, one who does not live under a rock in Illinois would know that putting 500 miles/day or more on the road on a statewide campaign is pretty easy to do in a state this size.

Having seen how Rutherford operates these last few years, it's not a stretch to me to see him rack up that kind of mileage. If that's all they're going to attack him on - how hard he's campaigning - I'd guess that's fine with the Rutherford people.

For a guy with "no chance," seems to me Rutherford is doing a pretty darn good job if he has $500,000 on hand.

Wow. A Republican SoS candidate with a plan and a little money for a decent campaign. Maybe there's a reason the White crew is on the attack so early.

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Dan Fan — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 18:24:39 -0000

ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s about 220 miles for Dan to go from Chenoa to Chicago and back. Dan has been all over the suburbs, southern, central, and northern Illinois. ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s really not that hard to put the miles on when youÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re going from event to event all over the state. Also Illinois law prohibits members of the General Assembly from raising money within a certain distance of Springfield while they are in session. So many members travel out of the zone to attend fundraisers which isnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t reimbursed by the state.

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B Hicks — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:38:36 -0000

Rod-14.5 mil. on hand.

Judy-1.6 mil. on hand.

Just a guess.

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Anonymous — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:30:07 -0000

365 days in a year. To figure out how many working days multiply it by 5/7 to get 260. Now divide 49000 by 260 and he would have had to drive 188 miles a day. And many of those days were session days where they are stuck in Springfield and if I'm not mistaken the legislators are given a cost for travel from the State.

188 miles a day for a year.

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SouthernILRepub — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:04:45 -0000

Rutherford's mileage is legit. He has been all over the state several times over in the past couple of years. Keep it mind it's a big state.

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Anonymous — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 15:52:11 -0000

Rutherford has a Rutherford on the payroll and he paid himself over $20,000 in mileage reimbursement? According to this irs page the going rate is 40.5 cents per mile. That comes out to over 49,000 miles!

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Geno — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 15:38:45 -0000

As of 2:30 PM, according to reports filed by PACs thus far:

Tranferred to Blagojevich - $487,000 (approx.)
Tranferred to Topinka - $192,000 (approx.)

Many of the PACs gave to both, but a higher dollar amount to Blago.

Individual contributions should be interesting.

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Lovie's Leather — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 15:23:14 -0000

I was refering to the massive transfer of money from the citizens for stroger to the stroger for president account. Let me just ask why that is necessary and what benefit does that have to Mister and/or Master Stroger...?

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ChicagoCynic — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 15:07:51 -0000

I predict Judy will file with about 1 million bucks on hand. Rod will still have over 10. If I'm right (and even if she has double that), she's got a real problem that only Pat Fitzgerald may be able to solve.

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Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:59:58 -0000

Paul Froehlich pays his wife $2,000 a month to manage his primary campaign "challenge."

All aboard the Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Ca., Rep. Chris Cannon, R-Utah, Rep. Jerry Lewis, R-Ca., Sen. Joe Lieberman train ... whoo-whoo. Leave your ethics at the station!