Who will Blago appoint to replace Barack in the Senate after we win in Nov?

[Rosie1223]

Any rumors?

[LSK]

1. Duckworth

[mopinko]

2. lots of local speculation about jan schakowsky, but

i don't think that has any connection to reality. i agree that the rumor is duckworth. if he had any smarts, he would appoint lisa madigan. i know i would.

[furgee]

3. I heard it would be Duckworth too

and I would hate to loose Jan as my congresswoman

[mopinko]

5. me too, but she would be a great senator.

most of this speculation (of which i speak, anyway) is coming from nuts in my neighborhood who are almost completely unaware that there is more to the state of illinois than the north side of chicago.

[terrya]

4. I'll say Lisa Madigan

To remove her from running in the primary in 2010.

[Kittycat]

6. She probably wouldn't take it.

To avoid being tied to him. She's going for Gov, I'm sure.

I'll go for Duckworth as well. I can't think of anyone (off the top of my head) more deserving at the moment.

[Interceptor7]

34. I like Lisa for Gov

Although she would make a great Senator and could probably hold the seat.
Blago has to go.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

7. Hopefully it'll be someone who's won an election for something sometime.

They'll have to run in 2010 and it would be great if they some kind of organization in place.

[davsand]

8. I kinda wondered about Hynes.

He's floating the idea of running in the next Primary for Governor and he's already sounding kinda like he's stumping for it. I could see Blago wanting to get him out of state government for that reason alone.

I have also heard a rumor floating some of clan Daley for Obama's seat. I have ZERO idea if that has any bearing in reality but I did hear the rumor.




Laura

[madrchsod]

9. i can see duckworth for veterans affairs

lisa will be the next governor and i have no idea who for senator

[dogfacedboy]

10. How 'bout Lt. Gov Pat Quinn? n/t

[rosesaylavee]

11. Love Pat Quinn

He would have a lot of support imo.

[mopinko]

14. can't stand pat, myself.

i think he is a blowhard, with no real accomplishments. happy to be corrected on that, but that is my impression. doing away with the old system of 3 member districts put illinois government on the path to ruin. i miss the old days. we had fun people.

[lin_e65]

12. JJJ?

Jesse Jackson Jr???

[DonP]

13. I heard Jesse Jr. has already contacted him about it

He may be one of the few politicans that is still vaguely on speaking terms with Blago these days.

He's won his own elections and has been a popular voice across party lines for several years now.

[Ken Burch]

19. Jesse Jr would be great.

(If he did get it, and Jesse Sr. got choked up at the swearing in, would the ofay press say it was just because HE didn't get it?)

[Interceptor7]

35. he would be, but can he get downstate votes?

Downstate voters are already resentful of Chicago candidates. I doubt that JJJ could hold the seat.
The Repugs are already planning to tie the new appointee to Blago, whoever it is.
We need a candidate that can weather the beating.

[mauvesubmarine]

15. I'm hoping Duckworth; she deserves it and seems very capable

I have heard that Obama wanted to replace it with a person of color...cannot remember whom, though.

[jal777]

16. Jesse Jackson ?

Could be.

[Ken Burch]

20. If that happened, we'd all have to watch Faux Noise

Just to see O'Reilly's head explode.

[murielm99]

23. He's "too Chicago."

But Blago is so shortsighted, he might not see that.

Jackson would have to be re-elected, and it could be tough to get downstate to vote for him. His name is a drawback in some places.

We can't lose the seat to a republican.

I like Dan Hynes. I like Giannoulias, too, but he might want to be governor someday. I think he is only 32.

[murielm99]

24. Where in Will County?

What Congressional district? Are you involved in county politics?

[mopinko]

26. not sr.

i think maybe jr.
i did not hear any rumor about who it was, just saying that i don't think sr would be interested, and i don't think barack is very fond of him.
jr, on the other hand, has earned it.

[BCD21]

17. How about...

himself??? Don't bet the farm, but then again....

[Ken Burch]

21. The Fraser example in Minnesota in the Seventies would probably hold him back

That ended up costing us BOTH MN Senate seats in '78.

[Ken Burch]

18. I'd love it if it were Christine Cegelis.

Just to see the look on the Rahmster's face.:evilgrin:

[mopinko]

25. oooooooooooooooo i like that one.

wonder if she would take it. she was a little burnt out the last i talked to her. and wasn't a big barack fan as late as the WI primary.

but then, i would get over it pretty fast myself, if i were asked.

[Ken Burch]

28. Well, given what Barack did to her at the time, you couldn't blame her

if she wasn't a big fan of his.

[mopinko]

29. actually,

in her second run, when everyone turned their backs on her, the only one that called her and told her to her face was barack. a tidbit that helped me like him.
but, yeah, i would be pretty cranky.

[Ken Burch]

30. Well, he gets a point or two for at least being upfront about it.

We had a similar situation here in Alaska, where an Alaska Native candidate, Diane Benson, got 41% against Don Young two years ago with no money and no party backing and then this time, the party(including Rahm)drove her out and forcibly replaced her with their notion of a "real" candidate, Ethan Berkowitz. Ethan blew a big lead and Don survived. Nice work, party "pros".

[mopinko]

31. rahm is no longer chair of the dccc.

doesn't mean he didn't have anything to do with it, just to say that this cycle is was chris vanhollen's job.
i gave diane some money in '06. i feel your pain, but maybe you folks could try actually counting the votes up there. just sayin'.

[Ken Burch]

32. We're on the vote count issue. We won't let them screw us.

(fyi, Rahm, back in '06, ORDERED our state party not to help Diane. And this year's candidate was his guy, down the line.)

[mopinko]

33. yeah, that's what happened here.

when the dccc picks somebody, you better get in line. party discipline has it's uses. my biggest beef is that the resources that the grassroots bring to the table are not a part of the equation.

[Ken Burch]

22. It'd also be hysterical if it was Bobby Rush.

Just to see Rush and Hannity and Ann The Man freak about "the first Black Panther Senator".

:evilgrin:

[mopinko]

27. you have an evil mind.

i like that.

[nickinSTL]

36. I've heard that Blagojevich will be indicted soon...

and that the Gen Assembly will move quickly thereafter to impeach him...

Depending on the timing...maybe Blagojevich won't be the one naming Obama's replacement... :shrug:

[olkaz]

37. **anything** to get rid of him.

I absolutely cannot wait until he's gone.

[lin_e65]

38. I got it--I figured it out!

It's Jim Oberweis cause that's the only way that guy's going to get into an elected position!!!!! hahahaha