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Our Electoral Milgram Experiment, T-Minus One
No matter who wins tomorrow, we will probably hate them.
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Slouching Towards Election Day
Whoever wins the Illinois Senate race, we probably won’t be too happy about it.
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From Ghetto Life 101 to Politics 101
Can LeAlan Jones, most famous for the public radio documentaries he made as a teenager, help the Green Party win over the black community?
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Why Isn’t Illinois More “Tea Party”?
Illinois doesn’t have a Christine O’Donnell or Sharron Angle of its own. We ask the experts why.
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Mark Kirk Got Rich and Famous Today
Mark Kirk gets money and website exposure from the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
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Illinois Voters: About As Excited As You Would Expect
The latest from the desultory slog to November.
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Keep Your Friends Close and Your Exes Closer
Mark Kirk, his ex, and his “Svengali,” together again.
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The Voting Equivalent of the Milgram Experiment Continues
Illinois politics: it only gets worse.
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The Strangest Thing About Mark Kirk’s Fish Tales
Rich Miller has a rundown on Mark Kirk’s trail of exaggeration. Writes Mark Brown: “Judging from what his superiors say about him, Kirk has had a very honorable, impressive military career. It’s a shame he didn’t realize that was enough to take him where he wanted.” I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: […]
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Mark Kirk: Credit Where Credit Is Due
Mark Kirk continues to buck part of his party on the subject of stem-cell research.
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Mark Kirk: Willing to take the unpopular stand…
… until he figures out it’s unpopular. See also “Thomson.” Giannoulias v. Kirk: not shaping up to be a fun trip to the polls for me.
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There’s Never a Third Party When You Need It
Someone needs to organize an independent slate of candidates for the top offices in Illinois