April 28, 2021
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS FEAR MAJOR PUSHBACK IN 2022
The Biden-Harris administration is just as polarizing to Republicans as the Trump administration was to the Democrats. America is "living in the moment," as are Democratic governors in NY, CA, MN, MI,, WI and IL, plus Republicans in GA, TX and FL. All will be judged in Nov. 2022 by their response to COVID. 36 governors will be elected in 2021-22. Here is an early preview and analysis. Full Article...
April 14, 2021
SUBURBAN POST-MORTEM: VOTERS REJECT BICKERING, TRUMP-LIKE POLARIZATION
JUST SAY NO TO POLITICAL BICKERING. That was the voter consensus on April 6, with elections in 30 suburban Cook County townships and 120 municipalities. Republicans kept control in Elk Grove,, Palatine, Leyden, Barrington, Schaumburg, Wheeling and Northfield townships, but got wiped-out in Maine (Park Ridge-Des Plaines) Township -- a historical first. Democrats won every township office.. Deputy SOS Tom Benigno lost again for Norridge mayor. A Republican Law-and-Order Party lost in Norwood Park Township. It was status quo in Niles, Skokie, Park Ridge. Andrew Goczkowski is Des Plaines' new mayor, and he has Springfield ambitions. Full Article...
April 7, 2021
PRITZKER TAKING HITS AS 2022 GOVERNOR CAMPAIGN BEGINS
J.B. Pritzker (D) was elected Illinois' governor in 2018 because he (1) spent $171 million of his fortune, (2) made the contest a referendum on the "failed" administration of former Republican governor Bruce Rauner and (3) Donald Trump was in the White House. According to my survey of state pollsters, Pritzker's current approval/disapproval is roughly 42-38, with 20 percent having "no opinion." By comparison, Rauner's approval was in the mid-30s in 2017-18. Pritzker beat him 2,797,746-1,765,751, getting 54.5 percent. Rauner defeated Pat Quinn (D) 1,823,672-1,680,343 in 2014. Full Article...
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