I've been reading the results of the primary elections. I saw several pieces of bad news.
In my area, the candidate I supported lost. (Randy Ramey). So locally, we're going from an A NRA Rated candidate (and co-sponser of HB148) to a B+.
I see many of the worst haters of 2nd-amendment rights coasted to re-election: Madigan, Acevedo, Cassidy, Davis... They weren't even close.
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Primary Elections results
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, Mar 21 2012 07:44 AM
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 07:44 AM
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 08:03 AM
Oh don't worry about those, they're never going to change, it's the squishies we need to work on. Let's just get the most pro 2A rights canidates elected in November and see how everything shakes out.
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Now two flags fly above my land that really sum up how I feel. One is the colors that fly high and proud the red, the white, the blue. The other ones got a rattle snake with a simple statement made, don't tread on me, is what it says and I'll take that to my grave
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 11:21 AM
We did ok. Wedidnt get hurt much, Collins loss stings a bit
Randy was a better candidate, but over all i think we will still maintian a progun majority in both houses
Randy was a better candidate, but over all i think we will still maintian a progun majority in both houses
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 11:53 AM
My district, 7th, is crazy close. Welch ahead by 15 votes... So I expect it'll be a while til we know final count, with provisional votes and whatnot.
But it probably doesn'tmatter regarding carry since we can't count on the support of either candidate.
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But it probably doesn'tmatter regarding carry since we can't count on the support of either candidate.
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 12:15 PM
Tvandermyde, on 21 March 2012 - 11:21 AM, said:
We did ok. Wedidnt get hurt much, Collins loss stings a bit
Randy was a better candidate, but over all i think we will still maintian a progun majority in both houses
Randy was a better candidate, but over all i think we will still maintian a progun majority in both houses
A bit? Collins was more pro-freedom and 2A and had a good presence. He had been to a lot more average voter fundraisers than the "Establishment" type.
In the end the most frustrating thing for a long time suburban Cook County voter is the plain apathy that was present.
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 06:16 PM
The PoS Jim Durkin (one of the supposed Republicans that voted NO on 148) unfortunately won his primary. Maybe we will luck out and an Independent will run against him in the General Election.
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 07:04 PM
Tvandermyde, on 21 March 2012 - 11:21 AM, said:
We did ok. Wedidnt get hurt much, Collins loss stings a bit
Randy was a better candidate, but over all i think we will still maintian a progun majority in both houses
Randy was a better candidate, but over all i think we will still maintian a progun majority in both houses
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Posted 21 March 2012 - 08:26 PM
snubjob, on 21 March 2012 - 07:04 PM, said:
Tvandermyde, on 21 March 2012 - 11:21 AM, said:
We did ok. Wedidnt get hurt much, Collins loss stings a bit
Randy was a better candidate, but over all i think we will still maintian a progun majority in both houses
Randy was a better candidate, but over all i think we will still maintian a progun majority in both houses
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