Rich points out, Topinka is still leading Blagojevich in a very blue state.
On policy, I like the Governor. I just don’t like him. I’ve tried, I just don’t. Judy is moderate enough for me to consider backing her and that is where the problem is. He’s a little too much Eddie Haskill.
That said, Rich points out what I think is the key, taking a page out of the Bush reelection strategy:
Right now they’re going after what they think are Topinka’s weaknesses. What they need to do is attack her strengths. If they don’t, their expensive little movie may not have a happy ending.
From the article: I’m not sure that the governor’s campaign has yet discovered what made Topinka a politically unkillable zombie monster in the first place. But I do believe they’ll have to do this before the campaign is over, and I’m positive the answer is not Worcestershire sauce.
The answer is Blagojevich; he’ll have to do things that make people trust him, and that is just not going to happen. I’m not saying he won’t win; I’m saying he’s entirely untrustworthy, and nothing he can do between now and November will change that.