The Financial Collapse of the ICFST
The Capitol Fax has a story (changes often-no archive and I reprint too much stuff from Rich Miller already–damn that Gary Trudeau) on the House Republican Campaign Committee being essentially broke. Much of the money has been diverted to Hastert’s state PAC to avoid the stench of Daniels’ coming indictment. That being said, it doesn’t look pretty. The bigger problem for the ICFST is that in addition to depressed turnout because the candidates are poor, there is going to be very limited GOTV money. This could easily reach down to the Shimkus-Phelps race and the Treasurer’s race between Dart and Topinka.
Even more fun will be the Illinois Leader’s and other social conservatives piling on the moderates. While they sort of endorsed J-Ry, they are angry and ready to use any excuse to purge the Illinois Republican Party of moderates. The coming defeat is going to provide them an excuse to do just that. It is bad when either party loses its moderates. Even worse, the ICFST will no longer be routinely competitive if they follow the path they seem ready to embrace. Home Schooling, creationism and abortion does not make a successful party.