Tuesday, December 20, 2016

EXTRA: BossMadigan.com attacks getting lamer and lamer on Kennedy

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I’m starting to wonder if the Illinois Republican Party really fears the idea of Chris Kennedy (the son of Bobby and nephew to JFK) running ...

An ongoing education of the American electorate in ways & means of voting

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The 2000 election cycle is the one that taught us about the “hanging chad,” and gave us a crash course in just how subjective the process of...
Monday, December 19, 2016

Unpresidented = Potatoe?

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There are those of us of a certain age who were always grateful that George H.W. Bush remained in solid-enough health that we never experien...
Saturday, December 17, 2016

Give it up! We’re keeping Madigan; we'll see if that's for better or worse

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There’s one political prediction I feel confident in making – come Jan.11, 2017, the Illinois House of Representatives will convene for the ...
Friday, December 16, 2016

EXTRA: Illinois’ political high point? It seems to be Cook County!

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The highest elevation in Illinois is the Charles Mound not far from Galena, but when it comes to a political sense I’m wondering if the high...

Does ethnic, racial diversity in slating really create voter candidate appeal?

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It was a guiding principal of slating candidates to run for political office known as “the three I’s,” and it would seem to be in place in 2...
Thursday, December 15, 2016

Are we destined for “President Pence?” Should that scare us more than Trump?

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Spending time as I do working as a reporter-type person on the other side of State Line Road, I have found a group of Democrats to whom the ...