let's draft a primary opponent for Blagojevich
I'm sick of hearing Democrats bad mouth Blagojevich and in the next breath declare his warchest makes him invinsible in the Democratic primary.
I propose the grassroots hold it's own pre-primary and run some regular citizen Democrat against Blagojevich.
There could be an online forum for citizens to ask questions of the candidates and discuss real policy issues.
The nominating signatures are due in December and it will probably take over a month to get them. But that means we can have a meaningful dialogue and deliberatvie process up to about Halloween.
Vote for one
* Roderick Blagojevich
* Thoughtful citizen Democrat
My read of the polls is that "not Rod" starts with a base of about 35% in the Dem primary.
I propose the grassroots hold it's own pre-primary and run some regular citizen Democrat against Blagojevich.
There could be an online forum for citizens to ask questions of the candidates and discuss real policy issues.
The nominating signatures are due in December and it will probably take over a month to get them. But that means we can have a meaningful dialogue and deliberatvie process up to about Halloween.
Vote for one
* Roderick Blagojevich
* Thoughtful citizen Democrat
My read of the polls is that "not Rod" starts with a base of about 35% in the Dem primary.
posted by Carl Nyberg at 2:27 PM
1 Comments:
I don't agree that Blago's replacement must be a Democrat.
It could be a Democrat, a Republican, or an Independent, as long as he/she is articulate, energetic, really committed to ethical government and, preferably, not carrying old political baggage.
This person could be very hard to find. Not only the candidate but the public must have the energy to study and understand the issues and then (the public)get to the polls during a non-presidential-election-year.
It's not so much Blago's warchest as the huge effort, financial and personal, any candidate, primary or statewide, would have to put into the race. The Repubs would have the additional burden
of distancing themselves from the increasingly unpopular (Iraq, Social Security)President Bush.
It's easier for Madigan and other possibles to lie low for another 4 years and for the Repubs to put up
a sacrificial lamb and make what deals they can (and Kjellander made a pretty good one) after they lose the election.
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