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Re: Question of the day

steve schnorf — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 15:24:04 -0000

At this point I think it is an election decided by perhaps 60,000 votes, and who wins dependent on what percent of the total Whitney gets.

Re: Question of the day

PalosParkBob — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 09:16:17 -0000

I already voted for Whitney as the "none of the above" candidate, and have been touting this to my middle-of-the-road Dem and GOP friends. It seems to be taking root, since every reasonable person should find voting for JBT or Blago abhorrent.

62% of the GOP voters who voted in the primary DIDN'T want JBT to be the nominee, and she's dissed just about every common sense conservative voter in her party.

The only ones who seem to want Blago are his cronies, "favored" contractors, state patronage workers and their families.....and of course the US Attorney's office and FBI.

I make it

Whitney-12%
Blago-47%
JBT- 40%
Others-1%

(There's an awful lot of Blago patronage out there)

Re: Question of the day

The Conservative — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 08:18:36 -0000

I can say, in no way do I support the Green party. I do know of many solid Conservatives that have already voted that way. Judy has repeatedly said she dosen't need the conservatives, we are just granting her wish.

Re: Question of the day

Paul, Just This Guy, You Know? — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 07:27:18 -0000

As I've written at length on my blog, I'll be writing in Randy Stufflebeam. Not a protest vote, but a vote for the only pro-life candidate available.

A Governor Topinka would be a disaster for the IL GOP.

Re: Question of the day

Jake's Chicago Politics — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:45:45 -0000

I know this may sound absurd but this is what I predict will happen:

JBT:39%
Gov:34%
Whitney:25%
Write Ins:2%

or if this whole thing with Whitney getting a lot of votes turns out to be a disaster then it should be more like this:

JBT:47:
Gov:43%
Write ins:7%
Whitney:3%
Overall the Green Party will still have more of an effect on the Dems even though some of those gun freak republicans who don't like topinka may vote for Whitney because of his views on allowing people to walk around with concealed weapons.

Re: Question of the day

Angie — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:28:04 -0000

Re: "IF the Copley numbers are accurate, and they have been in the past, IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m betting that alot of undecided voters are going to go with Topinka..."

It is very simple. It is just time for Illinoisans to make them all one termers until someone comes along who demonstrates that they deserve a second term.

You JBT bashers haven't given her a shot yet. Give her a shot already. Rod had his, and we're the laughingstock of the nation right now.

Re: Question of the day

tough guy — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 22:02:30 -0000

FRESH POLL RESULTS FROM SURVEY USA - 11/2/6 !!!
Blago 45
JBT 37
Whitney 14
Other/Undecided 4

Re: Question of the day

Gregor — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 21:45:08 -0000

Maybe these are the people voting green... if they show up at all:

http://people-press.org/rep...

Re: Question of the day

tough guy — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 21:43:57 -0000

Gov 46%
JBT 39%
Whitney 14%
(Write ins) 1%

Re: Question of the day

B Hicks — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 21:30:59 -0000

37% Topinka (R)
45% Blagojevich (D)
14% Whitney (G)
4% Other/Undecided

Survey USA, 11/02/2006

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Already voted (Green) — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 20:41:46 -0000

Blagojevich (Quinn) 36%
Topinka 34%
Whitney 30%

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Greener Futures — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 20:34:52 -0000

These posts are quite entertaining. I am glad to see the Perpetually Governing Party hacks in here advocating people vote for THEIR crook.

Problem is, people don't have to vote out of fear or lesser evil mentality because Rich Whitney offers a hopeful and positive choice for people who are sick and tired of their vote being taken for granted.

My prediction: Whitney pulls a Jesse Ventura. Everyone I know is voting for him and I live in Union county of all places.

People are voting for Whitney for many reasons, my reason is that it sends a message to the Democrats that they need to move more to the left and enact responsible policy for education, energy, transportation, healthcare, etc. We all know the GOP in IL is a JOKE. The Green Party's focus on the future means that they will hold elected officials accountable for promises that are made mid-campaign. Let the IL Green Party provide the much needed checks and balances that are required in a healthy democracy. We already know the Republicrats are in cahoots with eachother to keep the power and the campaign contributions lining their pockets.

Let the Green Party usher in the new era of politics, here's to IL going Green '06! Let the heartland lead the way in progressive, people-centered politics!

Re: Question of the day

T.J. — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 19:44:06 -0000

Whitney will not get double digits. The Green always polls double or triple what he gets at the ballot box.

Mr. Stuffleupagus will be lucky to take a whole percentage point.

Re: Question of the day

Beowulf — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:11:45 -0000

Unless Patrick Fitzgerald drops a bomb shell before Tuesday, it is going to be a toss up between Judy and Rod. Whitney might get between 16%-18% though. I am surprised by how many people are saying that they aren't going to bother to vote for anyone because neither Rod nor Judy is worth the price of gasoline that they would burn going to vote for them.

Re: Question of the day

anon — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:09:40 -0000

I'm not sure of this but I think everyone above who said they voted early voted for Whitney.
The results from above on those who actually voted already:
Blago 0
Topinka 0
Whitney 6

It's a landslide for the greens.

Re: Question of the day

Jechislo — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:00:03 -0000

Topinka 45.5%
Blagojevich 44.5%
Whitney 10%

The weekend polls always 'favor' the Democrat candidate because Republicans are not at home as much on Sat-Sun. That's why the latest poll (not taken on a weekend) shows that Judy is coming on strong. It's going to be down to the wire. I think an appropriate "Thanks Whitney for helping Judy win this" will be in order.

Re: Question of the day

Calypso — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:54:44 -0000

My head bought into the "Vote Blago 2006, get Quinn 2007" line and I intended to do just that. Then, when I actually voted my conscience spoke and I impulsively voted for Whitney instead. I do not regret it. It's a relief, actually.

Re: Question of the day

Vinron — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:51:47 -0000

I voted early for Whitney. Judy just didn't persuade me as to her leadership skills.

Although I disagree with Whitney's position on some issues, should he win, he wouldn't be able to implement those ideas in Illinois anyway. I find his view on open carry better than the gun-registration nuts who don't know what assault weapons are, but know that they should be banned.

Unfortunately, I see Rod winning. Rod-42, Judy-40, Whitney-16, Nieukirk/Stufflebeam-2. Interesting, but not shocking numbers and everyone forgets about the election until the indictments roll in. Sigh.

Re: Question of the day

Carl Nyberg — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:03:34 -0000

I have a hard time seeing Blagojevich breaking 46%. I have a hard time seeing Topinka breaking 43%.

Whitney will get most of the remaining vote. Whitney will get 9-11%, maybe a little more.

Re: Question of the day

gdub — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:36:02 -0000

Whitney beats Topinka but Rod wins

Re: Question of the day

Frosty Da Snowman — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 15:57:17 -0000

Eric (12:25) asked:
Whats so Ã¢â‚¬Å“nuttyÃ¢â‚¬Â about health care, funding schools equally, sustainable engergy and clean government?

Frosty says: Providing healthcare is not a valid function of government. "Funding schools equally" would mean that I'd be working X hours per day to pay the salaries of the snoozers, boozers and losers that masquerade as "teachers" in the Chicago Public School system. "Sustainable energy?" LOL not in our lifetime so just forget about it. "Clean government?" No such thing...never will be.

Re: Question of the day

HRH Weezer — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 15:55:48 -0000

Whitney gets 8%.

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Big Guy — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 15:24:16 -0000

JBT 47%, Blago 44%, Whitney 9%.......We can only hope sanity prevails.........

Re: Question of the day

Louis G. Atsaves — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 15:21:54 -0000

On all my stops today, I can reliably and scientifically predict the following:

Whitney drops to 5% as people continue to reassess their prior "non of the above" stance, (many early voters however could not change their minds in time!);

Blagojevich climbs to 46% from 44% picking up a small percentage of the undecideds and "non of the aboves,

Topinka 48%, picking up the majority of the "non of the aboves" and undecideds.

1% never counted ballots from Cook County as poorly trained judges still experience problems with the new computerized voting machines, but mathematically it will make no difference. We will see those results by 11/11! (Maybe!)

Margin of error: + or - 100%.

Thought about this scenerio last night after having only a few drinks!

Re: Question of the day

Anon Sequitor — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 14:42:32 -0000

As I got off the train loaded with DuPage suburbanites earlier today, a group of suited businessmen were talking about how they planned to vote for Whitney because they couldn't stand either Blago or Judy.

I'd say Whitney hits the mid-teens.

Unless there is a wild weekend surprise - there has to be something brewing out there. If so, then all bets are off. It will be a wild finish.