A very crowded field for the Illinois 5th Congressional District primary... (Chicago: neighborhood, school)

[Avengerfire]

Post your thoughts :
1. On who has the upper hand in the (especially the Democratic) primary
2. Tell me whom you like and why you do

http://chicagoelections.pbwiki.com/I...-Election-2009
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinoi...ional_district

[skipcromer]

Originally Posted by Avengerfire

Post your thoughts :
1. On who has the upper hand in the (especially the Democratic) primary
2. Tell me whom you like and why you do

chicagoelections / Illinois's 5th Congressional District Special Election 2009
Illinois's 5th congressional district - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1. Quigley

2. Fritchey - He's dealt with the crap in Springfield pretty well. More than anything im curious to see how he would do at the next level.

[Avengerfire]

I do not know if an event like this is going to be held in the burbs, but if you can come into the city,here is an event you may want to attend:
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"As you may know, there will be a special primary election on March 3rd with a general election on April 7th, 2009 to fill the vacated 5th U.S. District Congressional Seat. The Lake View Citizens' Council (LVCC) is pleased to sponsor a multi-party Candidates' Forum for this seat.
WHAT: Candidates' Forum for 5th Congressional Seat

WHERE: Inter-American School, 851 W. Waveland (parking available at school)

WHEN: 5:00 - 7:00pm, Sunday, February 22, 2009 (doors open 4:30 pm)

Each candidate will make a brief opening statement and that will be followed by questions from the moderator, Ben Bradley from ABC 7 Chicago, and, time permitting, from the audience. This event is FREE and open to the public.

Participating Candidates (in order of their confirmation response):

* John Fritchey
* Mike Quigley
* Sara Feigneholtz
* Pat O'Connor
* David Anderson
* Frank Annunzio
* Greg Bedell
* Paul Bryar
* Cary Capparelli
* Jan Donatelli
* Victor Forys
* Mark Frederickson
* Tom Geoghegan
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Deb Gordils
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Tom Hanson
* Daniel Kay
* Rosanna Pulido
* Matthew Reichel
* Simon Ribeiro
* Jon Stewart
* Charlie Wheelan

If you would like to pose a question to the candidates, please submit your questions in advance to: info@lakeviewcitizens.org. For more information, contact LVCC at 773-880-5822 or via email.
Early Voting for Fifth Congressional District Primary - February 16 - 26, 2009

Early voting will be available to all registered voters for the Fifth Congressional District primary. You can participate in early voting at Lincoln Park Library, 1150 West Fullerton or at the Chicago Board of Elections, 69 West Washington. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 AM to 5 PM and Sunday (downtown only), 9 AM to Noon. You will need a government-issued ID to participate in early voting.

Don't forget to vote. For other neighborhood events and community meetings, be sure to visit the LVCC web site."

Lake View Citizens' Council

http://www.lakeviewcitizens.org/

[Avengerfire]

I guess nobody gives a crap about the election. VERY SCARY.

In Cicero, few candidates; in 5th, too many :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Carol Marin (http://www.suntimes.com/news/marin/1431147,CST-EDT-carol15.article - broken link)

chicagoelections / Illinois's 5th Congressional District Special Election 2009

[Avengerfire]

Wow. Nobody cares about this race in this forum?

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by skipcromer

1. Quigley

2. Fritchey - He's dealt with the crap in Springfield pretty well. More than anything im curious to see how he would do at the next level.

Democrats:

I think it comes down to Fritchey and O'Connor. They both have the most experience. A strong showing will be made by Wheelan however.

O'Connor has the Mayor's forces (unofficially) behind him.

This election is going to be really close.

I guarantee the winner will be one of the three I mentioned above.

Republicans:

Hanson wins easily.

Pulido shows a strong second though.

The rest will not get much of a vote each.

[Drover]

Originally Posted by Chummy Waters

Yeah, I'm shocked this thread isn't burning up with posts. It's really interesting.

Try shutting the f*#k up for just one week. Then work on doing it for two weeks. Then for a month. And then...

Good God you are an aggravating little pisher.

[Lookout Kid]

I'm not in the District. I don't want Quigley to leave the County Board, so I'd probably vote for someone else. If I had a vote, I'd research further. But I don't.