Since I didn’t get the lot up here’s the short version
The big three: Shore, Claypool, Sullivan. My reasons have been clear for a couple weeks.
10th CD: Seals–he’s for real and seems to be getting a hell of a reception. Nothing bad about Zane at all though.
Treasurer: Mangieri–not of a fan of the untested rich guys. Yes, Mangieri is more conservative, but it’s a non-ideological position.
Governor: Blagojevich—Eisendrath isn’t a serious candidate. I’m not a huge fan of the Governor, but he’s better than a vanity candidate and he’s starting to show a little bit of discipline. All Kids deserves a vote if nothing else.
6th–start the flames, Duckworth. This is a hard decision, but while I think all three would make a great Member of Congress, Tammy is closer to me ideologically on most issues and runs the most disciplined campaign.
Lindy was a close second, much closer than I would have predicted, but ultimately, he couldn’t convince me he could be mean enough in a general election with Roskam. I’m probably closer to him on parental notification (though I’d still have some opt outs for others close to the pregnant girl in question). The other issue is O’Hare. I strongly respect how Lindy came to his conclusion, but ultimately, I’m on the other side. This is a case where he framed the issue far better than other opponents and other politicians would have been smart to listen to him.
Christine is great, but ultimately more liberal than I am and I’m deeply concerned about the campaign discipline. With the exception of Austin Mayor, one thing to note is that in advocating for Christine, much of the netroots push alienated many more people than those advocates might understand. AM did a good job addressing issues and substantive reasons and didn’t whine. If you want to see a way to advocate for a candidate without alienating others, Austin Mayor did it well.
Good luck to all, I’ll be happy when this is over and I can support whomever wins.
I agree, AM did do well advocating for Cegelis.
That other one was a xenophobic clownshoe bent more on bashing Duckworth than anything.