Laesch IL-14
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Raised: $13243.99 Total: $19646.99
Spent: $12725.45 Total: $18366.19
COH: 1280.80
For those fighting about the Laesch-Zamora ballot challenge. Don’t, as of right now neither candidate is close to credible.
2006
Gill IL-15
Raised: $24728.33 Total: $56780.79
Spent: $11462.31 Total: $22751.96
COH: $37735.93
Doing a bit better, but not going to get any attention with that level. Hopefully he can pick it up a bit. I don’t expect a win, but it be nice to take some chinks out of Johnson.
Churchill IL-8
Raised $34762.01
Spent:37047.39
Loan: 98000.00
COH: 95714.62
He’s playing a different game of trying to keep his name recognition out there for supporters and squeak through in a divided primary.
Lipinski IL-03
Raised $82800.00 Total $184600.00
Spent $28345.07 Total $103459.56
On Hand $177811.57
I’m sure there’s some to dig out of it, but notable on the list was a small in-kind of labor from Speaker Madigan, Labor and Chicago Business PACs, and one donation from a notorious polluter, a Holcim manager.
Dan Seals IL-10
Raised: $59763.48
Spent: $5805.06
COH: $53958.42
Decent for a late start up. Not enough to get him much national attention, but enough to build upon.
It’s that time again–Campaign Finance–Cegelis First
Let’s do the 6th first
Raised $68160.92 Raised Total: $228246.04
Spent $77769.65 Total $199761.82
COH At beginning of period $48972.59
COH: $39363.86
I’ve gone over my concerns with this kind of report, but my biggest concern is how do you afford the mail you need at the end of a campaign?
Cegelis Interview
It is coming–I forgot to mention–a bit of a cold and a small car accident last week took up a bit too much time, but I’ll have it up in the next couple days.
Also, Lindy Scott has agreed to do an interview so I’ll have all three candidates which makes me very happy.
Finally, John Sullivan running in the 3rd has also agreed, and I’ll try and schedule that very soon.
The Bistro is having a Bush Event?
Those from Bloomington-Normal understand how funny this is.
Pete from Drug War Rant posted it on Kos that there was going to be a Jesse Jackson Pinata at Pro-Bush event at the Bistro.
I suppose it could be considered Pro-Bush, but in a very different way than the GOP would like. My guess is someone was being funny and moderately achieved their goal if you know what the Bistro is.
Nice bar, by the way. One of the few good places in B-N for dance music.
UPDATE: In case it isn’t clear above–it is a hoax–The Bistro is about the last place in B-N to have a GOP event.
Informed Voters are Important
Hmmm..those would be awfully small elections.
“If voting is so important, you need to make that extra effort to do it,” said Luechtefeld, who voted last year against the early-voting measure. “It isn’t just the idea of getting more people out to the polls – it’s getting informed people out to the polls.”
What is weird about opposition to early voting is that it would cut down on fraud–if there is one serious problem with the system as it stands now, it is that the polling place judges are seldom capable of identifying qualified versus unqualified voters. They are simply the bodies the election authorities can come up with–when you vote at a central location, the competence and qualifications are higher and should provide better security.