I swore I wouldn’t be posting much, but my inbox always seems to get filled when I travel. Anyway, remember that DFA contest for the top 5 get endorsed and $2000. Former talk show host and US Senate Candidate in Illinois, Nancy Skinner is in number 2.
Seriously, there are some actual candidates on that board with a chance. Voting ends tomorrow so make sure to stop by and support John Pavich or the other Illinois candidates or David Loebsack in IA-02
Dan Seals. Dan Seals. Dan Seals.
He’s in that position where no one gives him a chance… til some folks start giving him a chance. The IL-10th is blue, and despite Mark Kirk’s plethora of pork for local Dem municipal electeds… he’s vulnerable if Seals starts to pick up steam.
We need to give Seals that steam.
I really think that archpundit has his information wrong. As someone that lives in the district and has seen the polling numbers, I can say that Nancy has way more than just a fleeting chance to win this election.
The latest numbers have only 43% of registered voters planning to vote for Knollenberg (the Republican incumbent that voted with Tom DeLay 96% of the time!) against an unnamed Democrat. I don’t need to tell anyone here that that sort of number is deplorable for a 14-year veteran. The district actually has a large Democratic base and is really a 50/50 district. Democratic Governer Jennifer Granholm and Senator Debbie Stabenow won this district, and Kerry took 49% in 2004. Those numbers just go to show that no Republican is a lock in this district by any stretch of the imagination.
On top of that, Knollenberg is facing some pretty stiff (although unlikely) competition from his left within his own party from Pan Godchaux. Pan doesn’t have much of a chance to win as a relatively liberal homosexual in today’s Republican party, but her campaign is going to make Joe spend a pretty good chunk of change to get out of the primary. Nancy doesn’t have a primary, since she has already been universally endorsed by the Dems in the district.
Her campaign isn’t going to be a cake walk, but what campaign against an incumbent ever is? I’ve already voted for Nancy, I’d suggest you do the same.
Knollenberg beat David Fink handily in 2002.
I’ve met Fink and Skinner on the campaign trail and dealt with their campaign staffs.
Fink is better one-on-one. Fink is a better supervisor. Fink was slightly better with a crowd. And Fink is hands down a better fundraiser. Skinner might have an edge in working the media, although I wasn’t in the district to see Fink work the media.
If Skinner has a chance to win, it will be because she gets carried by a national trend.