Today marks the end of the third quarter and federal candidates across Illinois are working hard to get some last minute donations. Meanwhile, here's the latest from the 2010 electoral landscape ...
IL GOVERNOR
Check out Phil Kadner's SouthtownStar column on the Gov. Pat Quinn and the game of "Whac-a-Mole" going on in Illinois politics at the moment:
Around every single opening, there are hundreds of people in
Illinois with hammers, waiting to crush the governor's next proposed
plan.
We, the people, always tell politicians we want them to cut the
budget, slash the waste, get rid of the pork. But when they do start
hacking away, we're quick to tell them: "No, not there. Cut somewhere
else."
With Quinn, this game has become cruelly laughable because he
should've expected a honeymoon period as the replacement for
Badgojevich, who replaced the indicted and convicted Gov. George Ryan.
UNITE-HERE Local 1 formally endorsed Quinn this morning. From a press release:
“Governor
Quinn has fought for our members, and not just when it was the easy
thing to do,” said Henry Tamarin, President of UNITE HERE Local 1.
“Whether it is issues on the job, promoting the tourism industry or on
the critical issues facing the state, Governor Quinn has always stood
for the hardworking people of Illinois.”
According to the Tribune, challenger Dan Hynes received endorsements this past weekend from "the Ironworkers Chicago District Council and the
Roofers, Waterproofers, and Allied Workers Illinois District Council
and Local 11."
IL SENATE
Yesterday, Democratic candidate David Hoffman released transparency guidelines that he pledged to adhere to if elected, saying: “There is a crisis of trust in government today and I believe that we
have an obligation to be as open and transparent as possible in order
to restore that trust." Here are the components:
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