The IL-Sen race to succeed Dick Durbin is what interests me. Juliana Stratton has officially entered into the ring, but others are also potentially considering or expected to enter, such as Lauren Underwood, Robin Kelly, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Mike Frerichs, and Alexi Giannoulias.
The IL-Sen race to succeed Dick Durbin is what interests me. Juliana Stratton has officially entered into the ring, but others are also potentially considering or expected to enter, such as Lauren Underwood, Robin Kelly, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Mike Frerichs, and Alexi Giannoulias.
Gov. Pritzker immediately endorsed Lt Gov. Stratton. Which will point all the fundraising she needs towards her campaign.
Another thought: assuming Pritzker runs for re-election, he has a carrot (the Lt Gov. running mate slot) he could dangle in front of whomever he deems Stratton's strongest opponent to be (if he chooses to do that).
I just did the math. There are 9 Dems who won within 5 % in US senate compared to only 3 Rs. There are 4 Dems who won between 5-10% compared to 5 Rs. This gives Republicans a good/outside chance to win a total of 13 democratic seats, while Democrats only have that in 8 Republican seats. Why is that? Fixing this to be more even 11-10 would go a long way.
The IL-Sen race to succeed Dick Durbin is what interests me. Juliana Stratton has officially entered into the ring, but others are also potentially considering or expected to enter, such as Lauren Underwood, Robin Kelly, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Mike Frerichs, and Alexi Giannoulias.
Gov. Pritzker immediately endorsed Lt Gov. Stratton. Which will point all the fundraising she needs towards her campaign.
Another thought: assuming Pritzker runs for re-election, he has a carrot (the Lt Gov. running mate slot) he could dangle in front of whomever he deems Stratton's strongest opponent to be (if he chooses to do that).
I just did the math. There are 9 Dems who won within 5 % in US senate compared to only 3 Rs. There are 4 Dems who won between 5-10% compared to 5 Rs. This gives Republicans a good/outside chance to win a total of 13 democratic seats, while Democrats only have that in 8 Republican seats. Why is that? Fixing this to be more even 11-10 would go a long way.