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Sarah Palin Hits Washington on Friday for Anti-Abortion Fundraiser
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailySarah Palin hits Washington on Friday to headline a sold out fundraiser for an anti-abortion group, the Susan B. Anthony List at the Ronald Reagan Building, down the street from the White House. Meanwhile, Palin is readying her second book, due out in November, titled, "America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag." Palin is such a draw that the annual Susan B. Anthony event was revamped from a tea to a larger "Celebration of Life Breakfast," with some 550 attending, the most the room can hold. Tickets range from $150 to $25,000, which includes a VIP reception. A spokesman for ...
Senate and Governor Races Shaping Up as Close So Far in Ohio, Illinois
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe races for governor and senate in two key Midwestern states -- Ohio and Illinois -- are starting out as close matches but not so in Indiana where GOP senate primary victor Dan Coats has a big lead over his Democratic foe, according to three polls released Friday. In Ohio, Democratic Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, coming off his primary victory this week over Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, is statistically tied with former Republican Rep. Rob Portman in their contest to fill the seat of retiring GOP Sen. George Voinovich, with Fisher ahead 43 percent to 42 percent with 4 percent preferring ...
Giannoulias Edges a Bit Past Kirk in Illinois Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyDemocrat Alexi Giannoulias, the Illinois state treasurer, has edged slightly ahead of Republican Rep. Mark Kirk in the race for the Senate, although by a statistically insignificant margin, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 8. Giannoulias is leading by 44 percent to 41 percent, with 5 percent preferring another choice and 10 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4.5 points. In early February, Kirk had led 46 percent to 40 percent. Supporters of each are lukewarm at this point in the race. Of the 49 percent who view Kirk favorably, only 13 percent are in the "very ...
Democrats Hold Leads in Illinois Senate and Governor Races
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyDemocrats are in the lead in the races to hold on to the governorship and the Senate seat being vacated by Roland Burris, according to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll conducted Feb. 22-24. State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, who won a three-way Democratic primary earlier this month, leads Republican Rep. Mark Kirk in the Senate contest by 43 percent to 36 percent with 2 percent preferring someone else and 19 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4 points. Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, who eked out a close victory in the gubernatorial primary over Comptroller Dan Hynes, leads two Republican ...
Kirk, Giannoulias Illinois Senate Showdown Already Brutal
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyCHICAGO -- The signs the Illinois Republican Party put up at its post-primary unity breakfast on Wednesday -- an affair that lasted until lunch -- proclaimed "Illinois Is Next!" followed by graphics of three states where Democrats recently lost seats they should have been able to keep: Massachusetts (U.S. Senate), New Jersey and Virginia (governor). "Welcome to the most important race of 2010 in the United States of America," boasted the new GOP Illinois Senate nominee, Rep. Mark Steven Kirk, to the crowd at the Union League Club in the city's Loop. Big screens on the sides of the head ...
First Post-Primary Poll Has Kirk Ahead of Giannoulias for Illinois Senate Seat
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyRepublican Rep. Mark Kirk leads state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias 46 percent to 40 percent for the Illinois Senate seat that once belonged to President Obama, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Feb. 3. Four percent prefer some other candidate and 10 percent are undecided. The margin of error is 4.5 percent. Kirk and Giannoulias both won their parties' nominations in a primary held Tuesday. Kirk is regarded favorably by 55 percent of voters and unfavorably by 33 percent, with 12 percent not sure. Giannoulias is seen favorably by 46 percent and unfavorably by 39 percent, with 15 ...
Giannoulias Wins Illinois Democratic Senate Primary; Faces Rep. Mark Kirk
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyCHICAGO -- Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias won the Democratic nomination in Tuesday's Illinois Senate primary to fill the seat formerly held by President Obama. Giannoulias will face Rep. Mark Steven Kirk (R-Ill.), who won the GOP nomination, in what will be a nine-month march to November. Giannoulias beat a strong last-minute bid by political newcomer David Hoffman, an attorney who was Chicago City Hall inspector general. Running third was Cheryle Jackson, the former Chicago Urban League Chief. U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign ...
Illinois Primary on Tuesday: Is Obama's State up for Grabs?
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyCHICAGO -- President Barack Obama's old Senate seat and the Illinois governorship, held by Democrats, are GOP November takeover targets as voters head to the polls for Tuesday's primary, the earliest in the nation for the 2010 election cycle. The downtown headquarters for the three front-running Democratic Senate contenders -- State treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, attorney David Hoffman and former Chicago Urban League Chief Cheryle Jackson -- are within walking distance of the Michigan Avenue high rise that housed Obama's presidential campaign for two years. But the Democratic exuberance in ...
Giannoulis Leads Kirk in Illinois Senate Match-Up
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyIn a match-up of the two frontrunners for their parties' Senate nominations in Illinois, Democrat Alexi Giannoulis, the state treasurer, leads Republican Rep. Mark Kirk, 42 percent to 34 percent with 24 percent undecided, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted Jan. 22-25. A PPP poll last spring had Giannoulis and Kirk tied. The pollster says Giannoulis' numbers have probably improved because he's boosted his recognition among fellow Democrats due to the primary race. Kirk runs about evenly with the other two Democrats in the race, former Chicago Urban League President Cheryle ...
2nd Poll Shows Tight Primary Contests for Illinois Governor, but Clear Favorites for Senator
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyA Public Policy Polling survey of the Illinois governor and senate races pretty much mirrors a Chicago Tribune/WGN poll released yesterday: tight races among the Democratic and Republican hopefuls for their parties' gubernatorial nominations, while Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk are comfortably ahead of their contenders for the Senate nods. The poll was conducted Jan. 22-25. State Comptroller Dan Hynes has 41 percent to Gov. Pat Quinn's 40 percent with 19 percent undecided in the Democratic race. On the GOP side, state Sen. Kirk Dillard leads with 19 percent followed by ...
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