tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post3672557224339714158..comments2024-02-12T03:52:56.970-05:00Comments on Politics and World News: Illinois Governor Race 2010 ResultsJennifer Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15060649035555013556noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-23311425654978436382010-11-05T01:46:25.921-04:002010-11-05T01:46:25.921-04:00Anonymous: I am a registered independent
And just...Anonymous: I am a registered independent <br />And just what state is that? I am registered to vote in Illinois--end of story. I am not registered as a Democrat, Republican, or Independent. Nobody has ever asked me or required me to state a party. If you are a registered independent, it must be somewhere else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-41769867166005190122010-11-04T23:54:19.875-04:002010-11-04T23:54:19.875-04:00More people live in Chicago; Chicago gets more vot...More people live in Chicago; Chicago gets more votes. Welcome to democracy I hope you enjoy it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-23443876236458767052010-11-04T18:27:30.812-04:002010-11-04T18:27:30.812-04:00As a resident of central Illinois, I agree that th...As a resident of central Illinois, I agree that the Chicago area basically picks the winners every time. I am a registered independent that typically votes for democrats, but I voted for Brady (along with most of the residents outside Chicago which mostly lean republican even around the U of I where I reside) because Quinn has been absolutely terrible for our public schools! Brady, while I certainly don't agree with everything he stands for, at least wants to cut admin instead of teachers, and is in favor of school vouchers which have proven to work for improving education standards in several major US cities (including Chicago) and numerous other countries. I would be thrilled if Quinn kept office and adopted those education policies along with the rest of his platform, but that wasn't the case before and he will likely make further cuts in school spending which seems a hard departure from the national Democratic agenda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-60434461316280573172010-11-04T17:27:57.401-04:002010-11-04T17:27:57.401-04:00Illinois is not a blue state, only a blue county.....Illinois is not a blue state, only a blue county...only 3 counties out of 102 actually chose Quinn over Brady, and one of those was only by 120 votes.... You know if you take away 3% of the votes in Cook county which were likely cast by non-citizens, and send all of the out of state military voters their ballots on time, it would probably come out differently...hmmmmm.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167519509406116316.post-56446326249729488312010-11-04T16:09:31.344-04:002010-11-04T16:09:31.344-04:00It is not a dead tie... Quinn is ahead by 19,000 v...It is not a dead tie... Quinn is ahead by 19,000 votes with another 15,000 absentee votes still to be counted which mostly are coming in from cook county which Quinn is favored 4:1 over Brady. The republican party in illinois is pressuring Brady to concede by the end of the week so state government can move-on. The numbers just aren't there for Brady.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com