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by Josh Kalven
10:07am
Tue Aug 18, 2009
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Electoral Grab Bag: Rasmussen Polls IL-SEN and IL-GOV, Davis Reelection Uncertainty Persists (UPDATED)

IL-10

The latest from Illinois' 2010 electoral landscape ...

U.S. SENATE

Rasmussen Reports released their first poll on the IL-SEN race yesterday, measuring head-to-head general election matchups between GOP Rep. Mark Kirk and Democratic candidates Alexi Giannoulias and ...

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by Adam Doster
2:48pm
Mon Aug 17, 2009
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AFSCME, HCAN Hit Kirk On Health Care

Mark Kirk

Rep. Mark Kirk may be getting pressure from his right on climate
change, but organizations on the left are targeting the U.S. Senate
candidate for his position on health care reform. In a joint campaign
between Illinois Health Care for America Now (HCAN IL) and the ...

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by Adam Doster
12:55pm
Fri Aug 14, 2009
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Kirk's California Confusion

IL-U.S. Senate

Rep. Mark Kirk likes to argue that health insurance costs in California are low because of the state's stringent medical malpractice reforms and large insurance pools.  But his numbers are out-of-date.

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by Josh Kalven
10:00am
Thu Aug 13, 2009
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IL-SEN: DSCC Responds To Kirk's Health Care Meeting

Health Care

Yesterday, GOP Reps. Mark Kirk and Judy Biggert held a health care meeting at the Naperville Chamber of Commerce. Journalists and some members of the public were allowed inside, but video and audio equipment was prohibited.  So the TV reporters stationed outside the ...

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by Progress Illinois
12:59pm
Wed Aug 12, 2009
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2010 Grab Bag: Kennedy Off The Radar, Biden To Fundraise For Halvorson

Joe Biden

A couple quick updates from the 2010 field in Illinois ...

A new Roll Call article on Alexi Giannoulias' "consolidation" of support in the U.S. Senate primary ends with this tidbit regarding Merchandise Mart CEO Chris Kennedy, who was reportedly considering a run for the ...

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by Josh Kalven
12:33pm
Tue Aug 11, 2009
4 comments

IL-SEN: Jackson Introduces Herself, SEIU To Endorse Giannoulias (UPDATED)

Alexi Giannoulias

After opting to enter the U.S. Senate race yesterday, Chicago Urban League CEO Cheryle Jackson has begun to make the media rounds.  And she is already facing lots of questions about her work from 2003-2006 as an aide to former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.  Here's what she told the ...

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by Josh Kalven
2:58pm
Mon Aug 10, 2009
4 comments

2010 Grab Bag: Jackson Makes It Official, Unions Endorse Giannoulias, Treasurer Candidates Announce

IL-U.S. Senate

The latest on the 2010 electoral landscape in Illinois ... U.S. Senate Greg Hinz is reporting that Chicago Urban League chief Cheryle Jackson will announce the launch of her Senate campaign today in an email to supporters: Cheryle Jackson, the president and ...

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by Josh Kalven
11:36am
Mon Aug 10, 2009

IL-SEN: Another Troubling Tweet From Kirk

Mark Kirk

Is GOP Rep. Mark Kirk's Twitter feed an extension of his U.S. Senate campaign?  It sure seems like it.  The account wallpaper prominently features his Kirk For Senate logo.  The link on the right side of the screen sends readers to his campaign website.  ...

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by Josh Kalven
12:31pm
Thu Aug 6, 2009
1 comment

2010 Grab Bag: Hynes In, Giannoulias Way Up In Poll, Kirk Sorry About Tweets

IL-U.S. Senate

The latest from the 2010 electoral landscape ... Illinois Governor The Sun-Times' Abdon Pallasch reports today that Comptroller Dan Hynes "will be sending out a letter to supporters today confirming he is running for governor," adding: "He comes into ...