Newsflash: voters are angry. Democrats will try to knock on 200,000 doors tomorrow and I'm betting some of them will be surprised.
I got a glimpse of that today. I was out running errands in my "League of Conservation Voters" shirt -- which almost everyone misreads as "League of Conservative Voters" -- and the check-out lady asks me, "so who do you vote for?"
Now I have to say that I was taken aback. I mean, I don't usually have checkers try to engage me in political discussions and I almost never know what shirt I'm wearing (guy, so who cares what clothes I have on -- I figure I'm lucky when they "match"). But after a momentary pause, I say, "I'm voting Democrat."
The Daily Herald came out today with their endorsements in the races for Illinois State Treasurer and Comptroller.
Clint Krislov, IVI-IPO's lawyer in the suit to overturn the Chicago Parking Meter deal, and the lawyer that's done the most of late to ease the crazy petition rules meant to keep non-machine candidates off the ballot, was endorsed for State Comptroller:
From this impressive trio, we like the ethics-minded Krislov, who already has proved he's more than talk. He pushed for and helped fund the Center of Open Government at Chicago-Kent College of Law. The center offers free legal assistance in cases challenging closed government processes. A class-action lawyer, we believe he has the courage to stand up to powerful public and private interests.
Robin Kelly, currently Chief of Staff in the Treasurer's office, and before that, a State Rep. from Chicago's southern suburbs (and also IVI-IPO's endorsed candidate), gets the DH nod for Treasurer:
We endorse Kelly. She will reach out to citizens and already has demonstrated leadership in the House, sponsoring bills that protect consumers and victims of domestic violence. Her experience will facilitate an easy transition.
On October 13, the state Treasurer's Chief of Staff Robin Kelly returned to the South Suburbs to talk to a packed room for "Team Obama" at the Flossmoor Station. Prior attempts to schedule the hometown favorite had been thwarted by the special session.
She started off talking about why she left the General Assembly to become Alexi Giannoulias' Chief of Staff. She laid out her reasons for running and what she hopes to accomplish as state Treasurer.
Here’s the latest from the Illinois 2010 candidate and cow-pie trail …
… Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes' Democratic primary campaign for governor has a new income tax attack ad on Pat Quinn airborne.
Hynes contrasts his Illinois income tax increase plan with Governor Pat Quinn's by noting he'll raise taxes on Illinois incomes only over $200,000. Hynes claims that his plan will protect the middle class incomes--but that plan will also exempt the next governor and all Illinois lawmakers from a tax hike, too. Yikes.
In addition, the lt. governor, treasurer, comptroller, attorney general, secretary of state, speaker of the House and president of the Senate would all be shielded from an income tax increase, too.
(Promoted, as we do that to candidate diaries here. - promoted by BobB)
My name is Robin Kelly, and I am running to be Illinois’ next State Treasurer.
I’m writing today because, in the true spirit of this community, I want to engage in a thoughtful dialogue about the challenges facing Illinois. I’m looking forward to hearing your ideas, and I look forward to sharing my ideas and plans for the Treasurer’s Office.
As some of you may know, I am currently the Chief of Staff to State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias. But, before I began working in the Treasurer’s Office I was a state legislator and a community leader.
