Call It A Comeback
He’s very concerned that I’m on Pera’s payroll and very concerned about Jerry Hurckes. One might wonder what interest someone posting from the East Coast and in at least a couple cases, Baltimore has with the race, but I think we all know the answer to that, don’t we?
That’s 8 including this one–not 25. But hey, paid trolls aren’t very smart.
Reactions to endorsements are always an awkward thing, but three of the contenders for the Democratic nomination for Congress in IL-14 went out of their way to make just terrible responses to the Hynes endorsement of Bill Foster.
Stein, a Geneva attorney, called Foster a multi-millionaire like Republican candidate Jim Oberweis and said it’s no surprise that politicians would seek to curry favor with him.
Laesch, who ran and lost to Hastert last year, said he’s not chasing endorsements in Springfield or Washington, D.C.
“There are very few leaders in those places that I admire,” he said.
Serra, of Geneva, said he doubted the endorsements would factor into voters’ decisions.
“I don’t think the voters are paying attention,” he said. “People don’t pay attention to the primary.”
Then there is the classy, but effective attack on the opponent that Christine Cegelis used:
“I’ve always been told someone will vote for a candidate they have met and shaken hands with,” she said. “And let’s face it. I’m that candidate. Tammy has been in this district for what, two months? I’ve been running for more than two years,” Cegelis said.
Cegelis did three things–acknowledged Obama’s popularity, pointed towards her own strength, and pointed out the weakness of the other campaign having nothing to do with the endorser thus not making any enemies not already existing. It was classy at the same time tough.
Stein just told Dan Hynes he’s a money grubbing lackey to millionaires.
Laesch just told everyone that he thinks he’s smarter than everyone else and won’t be able to play well with others.
Serra just discounted the primary voters he’s trying to woo.
Can anyone play this game?
Let’s reboot and figure out what is where in the 23rd Ward
5838 S. Archer
6245 S. Archer
6247 S. Archer
Money flows pretty much constantly between the different entities at 5838 S. Archer.
Not all that unusual for a partial self-funder:
Raised: $121316.52
Spent: $241036.66
On Hand: $178905.08
Debt: $302416.68Could be called, Leave No Consultant Behind
Greenburg
Raised: $180994.00
Spent: $20293.77
On Hand: $160700.23
Debt: $40037.07
Bean
Raised: $377315.02
Spent: $183523.85
On Hand: $996242.73
Debt: $62972.14
Seals
$301407.61
$68868.52
$498872.72
Good take–and relatively low spending.
Footlik
$193243.88
$53060.97
$414018.59
KIrk
$525465.19
$138020.28
$1509754.74Lot’s of PAC money in there to look through.
Kirk has great numbers, but so do the combined Seals-Footlik numbers. Seals needed a good quarter to demonstrate he was the favorite and he pulled it off. His cash is far more local than Footlik, but that’s expected. Both kept their spending in check too.
Now that he has a serious challenger
$147,000 Raised
$75,000 spent
$610,000 on hand
That’s pretty decent especially given the hard time many Republicans are having raising cash.
Not amazing or anything, but sort of out of no where. He’s from Springfield and is running in IL-19. Some of it is General Election money to pump up the totals, but it’s pretty clear this is just a ramp up.
I’m not jumping for joy, but he’s one to keep an eye out for if he can build on the quarter.
Note to candidates whining about not being able to raise cash: ask this guy.
Laesch
$45,000 Raised
$30,000 Spent
$20,000 On hand
Stein
$61,000 raised
$38,000 Spent
$61,000 on hand
$33,000 in debt (probably not being repaid so irrelevant)
Foster
$209,000 Raised
$105,000 Spent
$407,000 On hand
$200,000 in debt (not being repaid)
Foster has at least 2 mailings in the expenditures too.
Lauzen hasn’t filed, but claims to be around $200,000 which is okay–given he’s a sitting State Senator, it seems a bit low, but it is the ramp up quarter.
6245 S. Archer Houses
Dan Lipinski’s District Office
Blue Chip Consulting Run by William Lipinski
State Rep Robert Molaro’s State Office
Bill Lipinski’s All-American Eagles state PAC
Alderman Mike Zalewski has his government office at 6247 S. Archer
Hurckes is paid out of 2 if not 3 of the above. That must be some interesting work to avoid doing any political work in the wrong chair depending upon who is paying.
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