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PI Original
by Josh Kalven
9:32am
Mon Oct 20, 2008
3 comments

Progress Illinois Poll In IL-11: Halvorson 50%, Ozinga 29%

IL-11

Bennett, Petts, & Normington for Progress Illinois. 10/15-16.  Likely voters. MoE 4.9%:

Debbie Halvorson (D): 50%
Martin Ozinga (R): 29%
Undecided: 22%

The 11th Congressional District poll conducted for Progress Illinois by the Washington D.C.-based ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
5:32pm
Fri Oct 17, 2008

Halvorson Releases Poll Showing Her Up By 19

IL-11

This afternoon, 11th District Democratic congressional candidate Debbie Halvorson released a new poll showing her beating Republican Marty Ozinga by a hefty margin.  From a campaign statement:

State
Senator and Congressional candidate Debbie Halvorson is in a ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
12:39pm
Thu Oct 16, 2008

Cheney, Ozinga, And Health Care

Health Care

Using a notorious quote we grabbed from a cable access interview back in July, SouthtownStar columnist Kristen McQueary gets in a good dig at Marty Ozinga the day after Dick Cheney had to cancel a fundraiser with the Republican congressional candidate for health reasons...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
11:34am
Thu Oct 16, 2008

"Congressman" Marty Ozinga?!?!

Martin Ozinga

What is it with national news outlets assuming that 11th District GOP congressional candidate Marty Ozinga is already in office?  First, Politico referred to him as "Rep. Marty Ozinga" back in July.  Then yesterday, a CNN anchor called him "Congressman Marty ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
10:11am
Thu Oct 16, 2008
1 comment

Third Quarter Fundraising Figures

IL-13

Yesterday, marked the deadline for congressional candidates to file their quarterly fundraising reports.  As in the first and second quarters, we've compiled the figures in the table below.

NOTE: The amount raised column in this table includes total contributions ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
3:03pm
Mon Oct 13, 2008

Ozinga: "I Still Feel Like I'm Middle Class"

IL-11

With the average voter worried about the stability of their jobs,
home values, and retirement accounts, it's no wonder rich candidates
are trying to downplay their wealth on the campaign trail. But Republican concrete magnate Marty Ozinga
seems to be reaching these days as ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
4:28pm
Fri Oct 10, 2008

Angling For A Victory, Ozinga Brings In ... Cheney? (UPDATED)

IL-11

After spending months trying to tie Democrat Debbie Halvorson to our extremely unpopular governor, 11th District GOP congressional candidate Marty Ozinga has apparently decided to tie his own horse to a politician with truly dismal approval ratings -- Vice President Dick ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
4:49pm
Wed Oct 8, 2008
1 comment

HCAN To Attack Ozinga On Health Care (UPDATED)

Health Care

Marty Ozinga really should have watched his words back in July.
Opponents of the 11th District GOP congressional candidate have jumped all
over a cable access interview we originally flagged
in which the concrete magnate opined that "very few people nowadays
that ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
9:09am
Wed Oct 8, 2008
7 comments

Immigrants Could Sway Tight Illinois Congressional Races

IL-10

Immigrants may make up only a fraction of the electorate in the 10th and 11th congressional districts, but their influence in the increasingly tight races could have a larger-than-anticipated influence on Election Day. The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and ...