"Illinois is a center-right state," Brady said after a Republican fundraiser at the Union League Club this afternoon. "I am a center-right candidate."
Brady spoke with media after U.S. Sen. John McCain visited with GOP supporters to discuss President Barack Obama's national-security policies during his first year in office. Read more...
Before, his target was David Hoffman.
Now, Jacob Meister is going after Mark Kirk.
Meister, a former Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, and Trevor Montgomery, an Iraq war veteran, this morning railed against Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mark Kirk for supporting the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Read more...
Surveying the crowd at the W City Center Hotel last Tuesday night, Todd Stroger held his head up high.
The now-deposed Cook County Board President smiled and laughed, relishing his cheering supporters.
They, he must have thought, got the message. Read more...
Hoffman calls on Giannoulias to disclose campaign funders
Update: Campaign staffers with Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias have e-mailed me with a list of his itemized fourth-quarter contributions. The campaign posted the list on his Web site today, according to an e-mail from spokeswoman Kati Phillips.
Now, she and Campaign Manager Tom Bowen are turning the tables on Hoffman, pressing him to release a list of "generous donors" to his campaign who matched contributions yesterday and today. Read more...
The shout quickly became notorious — and worth millions.
Last year, when U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson yelled “you lie!” during President Barack Obama’s speech on health care, even Wilson’s fellow Republicans scolded him. The episode went down as one of the lowest political points of 2008.
But Wilson’s outburst sent him soaring financially. Using Google ads, his campaign amassed more than $2 million in less than three weeks. Read more...
