So I’ve had two different liasons from the Hynes contact me in about 12 hours. One used the better tactic of ignoring anything mildly negative I have said about Hynes, the other tried to spin a little. Both were very gracious though and I appreciate it. Perhaps I should start slagging on other candidates for attention. Hynes announcement speech is uploaded here (MS Word).
His site along with everyone else is listed over at the Senate page which Eric Zorn kindly linked.
I’m not currently taking sides in the Democratic Primary, thus allowing me to be a bit snarky (but not eating my own) to all. I’m leaning towards Obama, but really, any Democrat this side of Vic Roberts who could win the general election is fine with me.
On the down side for me is Hynes is pushing for drug reimportation and is protectionist in his campaign material. But those are traditional Democratic issues on which I often stray from the party line. Overall, I like Dan Hynes and he has been one of the stronger voices for fiscal sanity in Illinois government.