Comments on: So Who Should Replace Cohen?

By: Not Turner

Not Turner — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:17:17 +0000

Cohen isn’t the only candidate with a scandal the press ignored. The party better take a hard look at Art Turner’s campaign spending reports for the last few election cycles because the Republicans will.
In the election after Blagojevich, do Democrats really want to explain why Turner wrote himself a $10,000 check for “cash” from his campaign account? The best part is that it only shows up in his amended report filed after the deadline. How does someone “forget” to report that he gave himself 10 grand? That’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Let’s not have two LG nominees in a row be forced to resign.

By: Carl Nyberg

Carl Nyberg — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:36:35 +0000

Hoffman is male and from Chicago, but he’s also Jewish and Puerto Rican.

How were Hoffman’s vote totals outside Cook County?

By: James

James — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:47:56 +0000

Hynes – I don’t think he takes it

Hoffman – I don’t think Madigan would approve and not sure he’d take it.

Turner – finished 2nd; has to be considered, but wouldn’t help with swing voters.

Krishnamoorthi – would help downstate

Hamos – as Carl Nyberg describes

By: Carl Nyberg

Carl Nyberg — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:12:21 +0000

Who else is on the ticket?

U.S. Senator–Greek, male
Gov–Irish, male
AG–Irish, female
SoS–Black, male
Treasurer–Black, female
Comptroller–Black, male

Who is coming off the ticket? Jewish, male

In addition, all the candidates are either from Chicago or suburban Cook County.

Either the replacement should be a Jew. Julie Hamos is available.

Or it should be a Downstate female who is not Black and preferably doesn’t have an Irish name. Latino? Polish? Anglo? German? Linda Chapa LaVia? What’s Phelps doing with his life?

I’m not hugely opposed to Dan Hynes getting it, but I doubt he’ll take it.

The candidates who ran against SLC need not apply. They’ve demonstrated their ineptitude.