Gov. Pat Quinn tried to ameliorate the effects of a controversial campaign advertisement yesterday, making a direct plea to black voters to remember his record on minority issues and ignore messages from rival Dan Hynes.
"I'm counting on you," Quinn said during a live debate with Hynes on WVON. "Don't listen to divisive commercials. Listen to your own heart." Read more...
President Barack Obama's first annual address, called a "supermarket of a speech" by syndicated columnist Mark Shields, has also drawn a supermarket of responses from politicians across the state.
Pat Brady, chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, was one of the first to respond. Read more...
A new, independent poll shows that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Hynes would be more electable against two Republican candidates than Gov. Pat Quinn.
While the poll, released today by Public Policy Polling, shows that any post-primary governor's race would be competitive, the results indicate that Quinn's approval ratings among Democrats and independents would be liabilities to his prospects in the fall. 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. Read more...
If the gloves were off before, then the candidates must have slipped on brass knuckles last night.
Democratic gubernatorial rivals Dan Hynes and Pat Quinn engaged in a fierce exchange of accusations last night, questioning each other's honesty and competence. Read more...
