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Originally Posted by SpartyOnInChitown
It's still early, but I expect Gov. Pat Quinn to hold on to the governor's seat in IL. The Republican primary is going to be brutal while Quinn only has to fend off Dan Hynes, which I don't think is going to be a problem. Quinn should end up with a big advantage in campaign chedda and of course there is the advantage he gets as an incumbent. Of course Quinn also has the endorsement of Cook County Democrats, which also is a big help.
Another advantage Quinn has is that Blago was horrible in every respect. Blagojevich ****ed up so badly that the early part of the Quinn Administration was actually spent trying to figure out how bad of a state Illinois is in. Blago kept Quinn in the dark on a lot of things. Obviously things are pretty bad in IL and Quinn would have had to put in a concerted effort to actually make things worse.
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If I had to bet, I'd say that the Democrats are going to lose either the Senate seat or the governorship, but not both. Wouldn't bet the house money, but the Senate seat is the more likely one for them to lose.
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