Comments on: What’s Next for John Laesch? http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/whats-next-for-john-laesch/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:23:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tominator http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/whats-next-for-john-laesch/#comment-1255592 Tominator Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:53:26 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/whats-next-for-john-laesch/#comment-1255592 <p>I know I’m late to this one but they’ve been stealing elections in Aurora for years. The computers “go down” for several hours and when they come up, the numbers have completely flipped. I saw that in 1990.</p> I know I’m late to this one but they’ve been stealing elections in Aurora for years. The computers “go down” for several hours and when they come up, the numbers have completely flipped. I saw that in 1990.

]]> By: NYBri http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/whats-next-for-john-laesch/#comment-1255540 NYBri Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:18:35 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/whats-next-for-john-laesch/#comment-1255540 <blockquote><p>rammed down our throats by Emmanuel & Hoyer.</p></blockquote> <p>That is just flat out wrong. Rahm and Hoyer have had nothing to do with this race. Period. No more than Dam Maffei’s race or Jon Powers’ race or Eric Massa’s race…or Darcy Burner’s race or Charlie Brown’s race….</p> <p>I’m disagreeing respectfully here, but I’ve heard this over and over and it’s just flat out wrong. I know that for a fact.</p>

rammed down our throats by Emmanuel & Hoyer.

That is just flat out wrong. Rahm and Hoyer have had nothing to do with this race. Period. No more than Dam Maffei’s race or Jon Powers’ race or Eric Massa’s race…or Darcy Burner’s race or Charlie Brown’s race….

I’m disagreeing respectfully here, but I’ve heard this over and over and it’s just flat out wrong. I know that for a fact.

]]> By: flatford39 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/whats-next-for-john-laesch/#comment-1255502 flatford39 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:00:36 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/whats-next-for-john-laesch/#comment-1255502 <p>I want to win this one too, but not with your candidate who is being rammed down our throats by Emmanuel & Hoyer. He will turn out to be another blue dog dem that we don’t need in Congress.</p> I want to win this one too, but not with your candidate who is being rammed down our throats by Emmanuel & Hoyer. He will turn out to be another blue dog dem that we don’t need in Congress.

]]> By: flatford39 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/whats-next-for-john-laesch/#comment-1255494 flatford39 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:55:57 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/whats-next-for-john-laesch/#comment-1255494 <p>It was very confusing. In my district I was given the normal primary ballot which I voted on & when I asked where I vote for the Il 14 special election there was alot of confusion between the judges. This was around 10:00AM in my district which is 08. One official told me that my primary vote counted for the special. I said ok and left. I caled my wife and told her what happened and went about my day. My wife went there around noon and it seemed they finally had their act together with a separate table set up for the special with both an optical scan machine and a Diebold touch screen set up. This was not this way around 10:00AM. My wife looked for my name in the voting record book for the special and sure enough there it was. I was fortunate enough to have the time to go back and cast my ballot in the special later in the day but I wonder how many didn’t.</p> <p>All this information has been transmitted to the Laesch campaign prior to me typing it here, so they are aware of it.</p> It was very confusing. In my district I was given the normal primary ballot which I voted on & when I asked where I vote for the Il 14 special election there was alot of confusion between the judges. This was around 10:00AM in my district which is 08. One official told me that my primary vote counted for the special. I said ok and left. I caled my wife and told her what happened and went about my day. My wife went there around noon and it seemed they finally had their act together with a separate table set up for the special with both an optical scan machine and a Diebold touch screen set up. This was not this way around 10:00AM. My wife looked for my name in the voting record book for the special and sure enough there it was. I was fortunate enough to have the time to go back and cast my ballot in the special later in the day but I wonder how many didn’t.

All this information has been transmitted to the Laesch campaign prior to me typing it here, so they are aware of it.

]]> By: NYBri http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/whats-next-for-john-laesch/#comment-1255474 NYBri Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:46:02 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/whats-next-for-john-laesch/#comment-1255474 <p>Let me say first, that I understand no one likes to lose races, especially when you get outspent by an opponent. I know, because I was outspent 10-1 in my race, but, you know what? I lost. Just because you get out spent doesn’t mean you don’t tough it up, work harder for the party and get more dems elected. That’s what I’m doing now. Helping other dems get elected.</p> <p>Here’s the cold hard reality. On March 8th, there will be a special election in the 14th between Jim Oberweis and Bill Foster. Period. Bill won that race and there will be no recount…John conceeded. </p> <p>We now have a choice. Do we want Jim Oberweis, a wingnut’s wingnut to waltz into this seat and be the incumbent in the Fall election because we are fighting about god knows what, or do we want a Dem sitting in that seat? I’m about winning and the more dems we have the better it will be for the progressive cause. Period. </p> <p>Now if John wants a recount in the general, he’ll have to pay for it… and let’s say he wins (which is impossible, because there are no uncounted ballots out there, they are counted at precinct on election night…and there are no automatic, state funded recounts in Illinois for primaries)…then what? He’ll either be running against an incumbent Bill Foster (why not just primary him anyway) or an incumbent Jim Oberweis…which is a nightmare.</p> <p>I want to win this one. It will send a message that there are no safe seats for the Republicans anywhere. However, we can’t do it without supporting the winner. I’ve told people on other threads that I would support the winner of this race and do what I could to win the seat. I’m asking for all of us to do the same…to concentrate on winning this one.</p> <p>I know Howie and Jane are going to flame me on this one, but I’m looking toward the greater good.</p> Let me say first, that I understand no one likes to lose races, especially when you get outspent by an opponent. I know, because I was outspent 10-1 in my race, but, you know what? I lost. Just because you get out spent doesn’t mean you don’t tough it up, work harder for the party and get more dems elected. That’s what I’m doing now. Helping other dems get elected.

Here’s the cold hard reality. On March 8th, there will be a special election in the 14th between Jim Oberweis and Bill Foster. Period. Bill won that race and there will be no recount…John conceeded.

We now have a choice. Do we want Jim Oberweis, a wingnut’s wingnut to waltz into this seat and be the incumbent in the Fall election because we are fighting about god knows what, or do we want a Dem sitting in that seat? I’m about winning and the more dems we have the better it will be for the progressive cause. Period.

Now if John wants a recount in the general, he’ll have to pay for it… and let’s say he wins (which is impossible, because there are no uncounted ballots out there, they are counted at precinct on election night…and there are no automatic, state funded recounts in Illinois for primaries)…then what? He’ll either be running against an incumbent Bill Foster (why not just primary him anyway) or an incumbent Jim Oberweis…which is a nightmare.

I want to win this one. It will send a message that there are no safe seats for the Republicans anywhere. However, we can’t do it without supporting the winner. I’ve told people on other threads that I would support the winner of this race and do what I could to win the seat. I’m asking for all of us to do the same…to concentrate on winning this one.

I know Howie and Jane are going to flame me on this one, but I’m looking toward the greater good.

]]> By: kirk murphy http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/whats-next-for-john-laesch/#comment-1255452 kirk murphy Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:33:32 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/whats-next-for-john-laesch/#comment-1255452 <p>WTF?</p> WTF?

]]> By: bonkers http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/whats-next-for-john-laesch/#comment-1255427 bonkers Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:21:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/whats-next-for-john-laesch/#comment-1255427 <p>Didn’t Darcy Burner inspire the phrase? Did she ever make up for the silly statement from one of her “advisers” about the Liberal blogs? If not, an alteration or new slogan would be nice for that reason as well.</p> Didn’t Darcy Burner inspire the phrase? Did she ever make up for the silly statement from one of her “advisers” about the Liberal blogs? If not, an alteration or new slogan would be nice for that reason as well.

]]> By: Smgumby http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/whats-next-for-john-laesch/#comment-1255422 Smgumby Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:18:03 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/whats-next-for-john-laesch/#comment-1255422 <p>Janes upstairs, discussing Hispanic turnout.</p> <p>And I got the <a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/yes-hispanic-voters-vote/#comment-1255416" rel="nofollow">zed</a>.</p> Janes upstairs, discussing Hispanic turnout.

And I got the zed.

]]> By: llbear http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/whats-next-for-john-laesch/#comment-1255413 llbear Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:12:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/whats-next-for-john-laesch/#comment-1255413 <p>Howie, thanks for bringing this to the blogosphere. You always seem to be a leader on the political newsfront.</p> Howie, thanks for bringing this to the blogosphere. You always seem to be a leader on the political newsfront.

]]> By: dadsoldbuick http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/whats-next-for-john-laesch/#comment-1255411 dadsoldbuick Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:11:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/whats-next-for-john-laesch/#comment-1255411 <p>i mean…<strong>WTF!!!</strong><br /> <em>count em all!</em></p> i mean…WTF!!!
count em all!

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