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Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:04:19 -0000

Also kind of wondering whether this is "the change" that some of us were hoping for when the suggestion to run Ditka for Senate was brought up. At that point, Rs could only dream that the dysfunctional behavior of the Rs would somehow miraculously cross over to the other side of the aisle.

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:56:48 -0000

Sort of related...I noticed driving in today, listening to the radio...that the message the Ds are sending is changing (subtle, but glaringly obvious to the trained ear, I guess). I kept hearing phrases like "Conservatives Democrats" and yes...even the "Moderates in the D Party" who are the "fiscal conservatives".

Brought to mind someone slammin' on this blog a while back how our "rebranding" our "new generation" of Rs wouldn't work.

Just sayin' and wondering what's bringing all this on? lol

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

richard afflis — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:35:26 -0000

How is Seals going to run? His only issues the last two times were his hatred of Bush and Kirk. I'm sorry, there was a third- He wants to tell anyone whatever he thinks they want to hear to become a congressman!

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

Shore — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:07:21 -0000

Also the blog to watch for the coming brutal dem civil war in the battle for the nomination in the 10th is here.

She makes team America and I look like non-partisan neutral observers and is a fierce anti-Kirk, anti-republican person. Team America has a major rivalry with her that has lead to our banishment from her site.

http://ellenofthetenth.blog...

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

Shore — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:03:53 -0000

10th, I don't think Team will abandon his roots for the senate entirely. As I told him on the blog there's a LONG time between now and a possible Kirk re-election campaign and 2012/14 would be boring if we didn't get a gop congressman. There's something that just isn't that riveting about beating Karen May or ousting Susan Garrett.

As for the Republicans who I care about most, all you need to know about how awful a chairman Andy McKenna has been and how unlikely the chances are that kirk willbe a gop savior is to look at the race to replace kirk. Democrats have 3 credible challengers and the gop is already in hail mary mode in kirk's district with millionaires and small fish village councilpeople. GOP needs a political rockstar, not a corporate board guy to run the state party.

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

Conservative Veteran — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:55:14 -0000

About two weeks ago, State Rep. Coulson said that she would run for re-election, but today's issue of Roll Call states that employees of the NRCC asked her to run for Kirk's seat. The article states that she said she'll consider running for Congress and that she'll announce her plans sometime within the next month.

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

10th — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:49:04 -0000

Shore -- it looks like that since Kirk has moved on, Team America has moved on too. He seems to be focused on Kirk's Senate race now.

10thDemBilly -- Elliot who? Does this guy have a media person? Because I haven't seen anything about him in any publication, paper or digital. With Hamos, Seals and Bond in this race, I have a hard time seeing Elliot Richardson getting any traction from here on out, no matter how many farmer's markets and sidewalk sales he goes to.

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

Obamarama — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:43:27 -0000

===Showdown in the 10thâ€¦Seals V Oberweissâ€¦.===

Unfortunately Oberweis lives here in the 14th. But if you want to take him, by all means!

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

10thDemBilly — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:32:22 -0000

Um... is everyone forgetting about Elliot Richardson? The guy raised $100,000 out of no where and is popping up at every farmer's market and sidewalk sale I've been to this summer. Most of these people haven't even declared, much less campaigned.

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

10th — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:23:09 -0000

Abe Froman -- Seals has a job somewhere in the Loop. He rides the Metra from Wilmette downtown every day to work.

BTW: That is a tired Kirk line about Seals not having a job. Running for Congress is a full-time job. Kirk himself quit his job working for Porter in 1998 in order to run for Congress full-time.

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

10th — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:17:23 -0000

Beth Coulson has bowed out. She was definitely the strongest candidate the Republicans could have fielded. I think this is a Democrat's race to win, and it looks like it will be Seals v. Hamos. I don't expect Bonds to do anything in this race. He doesn't seem to know anything about the 10th District. Thinking out loud, Hamos doesn't know anything about the 10th District etiher.

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

View from the Cheap Seats — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:12:57 -0000

For the record, fed-up's comment about Seals is hilarous. Nice work!

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

View from the Cheap Seats — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:12:21 -0000

Coulson isn't being recruited by anyone.

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

siriusly — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:35:58 -0000

Supposedly Beth Coulson is being recruited. I am sure that a Kirk-Coulson ticket will really excite the GOP base.

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

Ela Observer — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:02:13 -0000

So who is the savior-Republican who will retain the 10th? Andy McKenna?

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

Rob_N — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:58:03 -0000

Shore, Susan Kucska is the Trib reporter who added quotes from Kirk supporters, sent via email, who weren't even at events in order to help create a pro-Kirk angle for what should have been straight news stories.

Is she working for Eric Elk now?

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

fedup dem — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:13:15 -0000

There is a report that Rep. Hamos plans to move into the 10th District.

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

Abe Froman — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:02:23 -0000

Two candidates who don't live in the district???

Seals is a one-dimensional candidate with no depth. He couldn't take out Kirk in the best possible Dem years. Hamos should beat him and would be a far better representative (and I'm no liberal Dem!).

Seals should really find a job and get over his delusions of grandeur.

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

siriusly — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:59:45 -0000

elder is right I heard Julie Hamos is getting in the race

As a former Seals backer, I am happy to hear that. I think she'll be a great candidate.

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

Ghost — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:31:27 -0000

Showdown in the 10th...

Seals V Oberweiss....

Unknow green party wins the election without a canidate.

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

unclesam — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:17:05 -0000

Vanilla,

You forgot the most important statement that is sure to get him elected: "and, oh look... a kitty!"

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

fed up — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:16:15 -0000

Seals is a proven loser and he doesnt even make decent ice cream. It's nice to see the GOP doesnt have a lock on all the clowns who cant get elected.

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

Elder — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:50:35 -0000

I predict Hamos will emerge on top. She is very, very smart, Jewish, a woman, and a tested legislative leader. I expect she will have the support of Jan Schakowsky's fundraising and field talent.

Seals is actually a very good guy but his second run was disappointing, and he has shown no compelling reason to vote for him. "I am not Republican" is not enough.

Bonds is a newbie, and over-cautious politically to boot.

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

Shore — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:46:23 -0000

vanilla,brilliant, you forgot iran, remember big wealthy jewish population. Gotta hit the hizbollah funding iranians to look tough but not too tough so as not to alienate the peace groups.

Rob-N, now that the tribune no longer has a reporter susan kucska to cover the race for mainstream voters, and the sun-times d.c. reporter is on white house social secretary patrol it's people like team and rich who will be the real only means of serious coverage.

Re: Seals jumps into the 10th CD race

Shore — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:42:42 -0000

Shore is a die-hard north shore republican. In 2006 and 2007, I attended several jewish events in d.c. where a very short jay footlik, guy has to be 5'5 tops, talked peoples ears off about his national connections and ability to stomp seals and kirk. Seals destroyed him so I'm not pleased dan is back.

I look forward to a bruising and bloody battle between bond, hamos, and seals. Republicans are really ready to see how united democrats will be next year once they are in office, no longer have bush to beat around, and have to come home to news reports of the blago trial all year. The obama get out of fail free card doesn't last forever.