Jan Schakowsky Planning To Run For Illinois Senate Seat
By Nicole Belle Sunday Dec 14, 2008 7:30pm
Jason Rosenbaum at The Seminal:
Last night at the Midwest Academy Awards and 35th Anniversary Celebration in Washington, DC, Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown introduced Illinois Representative Jan Schakowsky by saying, “We may have a special election in Illinois, and if Jan Schakowsky runs, I’ll support her.”
At the end of her speech, Schakowsky threw her hat in the ring, announcing that she was “passing around a clipboard” for people to sign up to be on an organizing committee for her “Senate race, and a basket for donations will follow right behind.” The audience cheered.
There's no guarantee that there will be a special election to fill Barack Obama's seat in the Senate, although it is one of the options being floated by Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn. If it does take place, the GOP will likely run Rep. Mark Kirk and given their penchant for smearing their opponents unfairly, it may be a difficult battle for Schakowsky, a favorite in the progressive blogosphere.
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I've heard this lady talk a couple of times and I can tell you right now she is worth supporting. This lady gets it. I'm glad she got her hat in the ring early, even if there isn't a ring yet. Go Jan!
We could not do better.
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Jan spoke foundly of Rod Blagojevich as she said she never saw the said of him that was heard on the tape. Who knows who in Illinois. What I do know is Michael Madigan is working over time to get his daughter AG Lisa Madigan the Govenor's office. Lisa's Dad even committed campaign fraud to by her AG seat. Yes Mr. Madigan knows the old school pay to play as he got the White House DOJ to drop the investigation. What's more interesting is Lisa Madigan was Rod Blagojevich's first choice to replace Obama. Now that speaks volumes as who is in who's back pocket. After Govenor Ryan's corruption Rod Blagojevich gave a great speech and won. Look for those candidates to do the same it's their actions that prove different.
I'd vote for her, if I still lived in Chicago. Too bad I don't.
Yeah, the repugs will smear her because of her husband. I saw someone the other day, I think BillO the Clown (or perhaps the Manatee), mentioned her husband in order to illustrate the corruption in Chicago. Repugs are hurting, and they're going to milk this Blagojevich thing for all it's worth.
I'm just hoping that the Lt. Governor Pat Quinn becomes Governor and appoints someone, although I saw that Fred Barnes the other day said that he wouldn't trust Quinn's pick because, according to Barnes, Quinn is part of that Chicago "machine."
Barnes is a complete imbecile, and never ever right about anything. Whatever he says, is 180 degrees from reality.
This woman would win in a landslide in Illinois! One of the bluest states in the country, is not going to give Obama's seat to any wingnut republican. The GOP has less than a 0% chance of winning!
In an election that will only take place because of corruption, having a husband who is a convicted felon for things done while the head of IPAC will definitely cause issues. She needs to get out in front of this issue early.
I hope the people of Illinois aren't as dumb as the people of Connecticut.
They must not allow a republipig take over Obama's senate seat!
If you are smearing Jan then you know nothing about her.
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You misunderstand motorf's point. An appointment to O's senate seat ensures Illinois is not stuck with a rethug. It has nothing at all to do with Jan's desireability for the job.
Even though the absurdly coiffed Gov. Blago has fallen possessively on top of his toys, I'll bet his ass is forced to step down by 12-31.
I missed that here - even though it's one of the most critical concerns in the whole situation.
Not Blago's hair - on Jan. =-)
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risk in Illinois. Jan's record is a relief to progressives for sure but what would likely emerge from the asshole of the election process is a giant rethug turd stinking up the place.
By the way, how's Al Franken's fight going in MN?
We need this woman in the Senate - she would be stunning. I'm sorry for all my friends and family that are afraid of losing her for their congressional district -- but even they admit it would be wonderful to have such a strong progressive voice in the Senate.
I don't think they could have a stronger candidate. The idea that this woman is connected in any way to Chicago Machine politics is pie-in-the-sky for re-Thugs. To them - if you come from Illinois - at all - you are hopelessly corrupted. It won't matter who runs this is the line they will take.
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And if anyone knows corruption, it's our little sociopathic republican friends.
If the Republicans have a fit of sanity and Kirk is the nominee. He will beat Schakowsky.
She'll please the net roots but will lose.
Her husband is a convicted felon for charity fraud. It will be very easy to portray her as a corrupt Chicago pol.
Then it would be suicidal for her and the dems for her to run. No question.
there are simpler and viable solutions than this obviously.
Charity fraud indeed, how long have they been married, 'ay? Progressive or no, progressives who are intimate with frauds as low as that have no credibility. Any non-schizophrenic progressives in the house? You bet there are.
Do you honestly believe that the Democrats here in Illinois will just roll over and give the Republicans a Senate seat Obama rightfully earned? Listen, this is a Democratic state, and if there is an election the DNC will use all of their muscle(including Obama) to kick you Repukes in the teeth....again.
Senator Jan Schakowsky.....learn to like it.
Maybe the Republicans will run Alan Keys again.
Oh dear god PLEASE not Kirk. He's incredibly slippery -- keeps talking the "I'm the aisle-crosser" talk and then consistently votes with Bush. Not even Seals and the DNC could push past his lies and the smear ads ran on his behalf by Freedom's Watch. Thank hell at least that organization's now down the toilet.
Kirk needs to go with them.
He has no chance statewide. He barely won his house seat in a district than is one of the few Bush friendly areas in Illinois...Kirk has no chance here.
Don't bet on it. I expect we'll see a few boomerang effect elections over the next couple of years as republicans, unhappy that they lost the general election so widely, will step up and try to reclaim every position they can. It happened with a trouncing in the Georgia senate runoff, and I expect we'll see more of it in local elections next year and in the 2010 mid-terms.
Everybody here came to hate this crooked fuck Blagojevich. This is no opportunity for Republicans. The Democrats nationwide will never allow an election to take place unless they're assured of a win...they have the law and the muscle on their side. No Christmas presents for the Repukes here.
Regarding a so called "boomerang" listen Repukes and their agenda is what fucked this nation up...no one will run to you guys for answers for a long fucking time....that boomerang will be on one long trip.
Who is her husband and what is the story?
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