Illinois Governor race is a real nail biter.

[mucifer]

I'm super nervous we will we have a mitt romney clone running our state

[truebrit71]

1. I think we're going to be okay and Pat Quinn will win...

... looking for Cook County to bring it home...

[mucifer]

4. I need a hug

[roamer65]

2. Does Chicago report later?

[lunasun]

12. it has to now after dirty tricks false robo calls

Allen said the board is seeking court authority to open six polling places for a longer period of time because of robocalls that led to thousands of election judges not showing up to work. However, those votes will be considered "provisional ballots," he said.

The calls indicated that the judges had to vote a certain way in order to work on election day and that additional training was required of them — which was not true.

Allen said he's never seen anything like what happened Tuesday. In one case, election authorities had to break down a door to open a polling place where no judges showed.

"I covered politics for a long time in Chicago and around the state, all of you have. This one is a new dirty trick," Allen said.

[City Lights]

3. I want to see that grin wiped off of Rauner's smug face.

I can't stand that lying, scum-sucking wanker.

[truebrit71]

5. ^^^This^^^

x100000000

[book_worm]

6. Quinn is a fighter

he wasn't supposed to be elected last time and he won, and he was expected to lose this time, and is making a race out of it. Go Pat!!

[BP2]

7. This race should NOT be close at all!!!

[alcibiades_mystery]

20. Four months ago Quinn was a dead duck!

The fact that he's made it competitive in the face of Rauner's money onslaught is a real tribute to his skill as a politician.

[mucifer]

8. Results look bad so far. I'm not so sure Quinn is popular in Chicago

[ballabosh]

9. Latest map saw

Shows Will County going for Quinn, which is very good.

[alcibiades_mystery]

22. Too good, actually: Rauner's up 12% in Will County with 65% in

But he's going to pick up maybe 20,000-22,000 votes there total when all is said and done. The turnout in Cook County has been terrific.

[lunasun]

10. The dirty tricks already played this morning in the city didnt help

http://politics.suntimes.com/article/chicago/city-dirty-trick-judges-illegal-6-precincts-stay-open-late/tue-11042014-341pm
Mysterious calls giving thousands of election judges false information leading them not to show up in the city on Election Day, warrants a criminal investigation, Chicago Board of Election Commissioners spokesman Jim Allen said.

Allen said the board is seeking court authority to open six polling places for a longer period of time because of robocalls that led to thousands of election judges not showing up to work. However, those votes will be considered "provisional ballots," he said.

The calls indicated that the judges had to vote a certain way in order to work on election day and that additional training was required of them — which was not true.

Allen said he's never seen anything like what happened Tuesday

Only way asshole can win and how dirty he will play if elected
but we knew that already .....

[mucifer]

11. rauner's lead keeps widening. I'm getting more nervous.

lots of Chicagoans hate Quinn.

[lunasun]

17. i dont know any . Plenty who hate Rauner but when you arrive and your polling place is closed

does it matter?
Warrants a criminal investigation, Chicago Board of Election Commissioners spokesman Jim Allen said.
Allen said he's never seen anything like what happened Tuesday. In one case, election authorities had to break down a door to open a polling place where no judges showed.

"I covered politics for a long time in Chicago and around the state, all of you have. This one is a new dirty trick," Allen said.

[ballabosh]

23. I'm seeing Quinn up

Where are you seeing this?

[mucifer]

24. look now rauner is up

[truebrit71]

25. Be cool. Quinn will still win.

[Sienna86]

13. Holding onto hope for Quinn

But also worried about Bill Foster, our representative out in Naperville, Bolingbrook and Aurora.

[City Lights]

14. Sun-Times currently has Quinn with 51%

and Rauner with 46% with 45% of precincts reporting.

[mucifer]

15. Oh I'm checking the wrong newspaper the trib has 31% in and rauner way ahead

THANKS ! For now I feel a little better

But, I'm a crazed neurotic mess.

[alcibiades_mystery]

18. 50% of precincts in, Quinn leading by about 83,000

74% of Cook County Precincts have reported though. There's a lot of vote out downstate, but it's counties that'll click in at maybe 5,000-8,000 total votes each. Rauner will have to win all of those by 70-30. Rockford's still out, too, mostly. Quinn should win several thousand votes there.

[City Lights]

19. Yeah, I gave up on the Trib...too slow with results.

I feel better than I did 30 minutes ago.

[damnedifIknow]

16. Watching WGN

47 percent reporting Quinn up 53 percent to 44.

http://wgntv.com/on-air/live-streaming/

[mucifer]

21. One year I watched wgn morning news on election day

maybe about 10 years ago and some blonde woman "financial reporter" said that republicans were better for the economy ON ELECTION DAY she said that. I can't watch that station.

[davsand]

26. Off Capitol Fax:

"With narrow lead, Rauner camp mgr Chip Englander tells @nbcphilrogers , "It looks like it's going to be a very special evening."


Ew. Looks like Quinn is bleeding out in the downstate and collar county returns...



Laura