There’s a Primary Coming Up, Okay…
I watched a little bit of the debate between current Governor Pat Quinn and his rival Dan Hynes on PBS yesterday evening. I tuned in to watch “This Old House”, as I didn’t even know a debate was scheduled, but instead I got “This Old Tiresome Politics in Illinois” instead. I didn’t really learn anything of value from either candidate. They were busy tossing back and forth blame for Illinois’ current economic woes. On the Republican side, there’s about 4,000 candidates for governor and 40,000,000 for lieutenant governor, so I have a feeling, the 2% of illegible voters who show up to the polls Feb 2nd, will be doing a lot of eeny-meeny-miny-moe-ing.
Locally, we do have an interesting primary battle between Amy Bliefnick and Tim Dudley for the 51st District Illinois seat, which is currently held by Republican Kyle McCarter. I don’t know either one of them personally but from what I’ve noticed, the unions and the big wigs in the Democratic Party are tossing their support behind Dudley (they did so early on in the race) and the business folks are rooting for Bliefnick. That may be a bit simplified but that seems to be the case. Dudley is currently a Macon County Board member, real estate professional and broadcaster. Bliefnick is currently president of the board of trustees at Richland Community College and has been the Illinois State Fair Manager. At this point, I don’t know who would prefer.
From my highly scientific polling, Dudley is in the lead with 518 fans on Facebook compared to Amy’s 457 – if that means anything.
January 22nd, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Dudley has also raised over 4x as much as Bliefnick. The democrats need a candidate who can compete with McCarter in fundraising, and Dudley has proven himself the dominant fundraiser!
January 22nd, 2010 at 7:14 pm
Tim Dudley is also the people’s choice. If you ask Tim about being a politician he is quick
To respond I am a public servant not a politician. This shows in everything Tim has done.
If you want some one who will be their for you and local business’s and not lobbyist or the Chicago Machine then Tim is this person. Remember to vote and make your voice heard.
January 22nd, 2010 at 7:22 pm
Okay, I think I fixed most of the typos in my post! Barking dogs and a kid pulling on my arm while typing didn’t contribute well to my literary masterpiece.
I’ve heard conflicting opinions about which Democratic candidate would more likely be able to defeat McCarter. What interests me, is how did Dudley earn so much support right off the bat? What is it about Bliefnick that the local Democratic party doesn’t like? Is it just local politics and personalities?
January 23rd, 2010 at 5:31 pm
I think Dudley is much more genuine and likable. Part of it could be that Dudley seems like a harder worker and campaigner. Part of it is that he doesn’t have any of Bliefnick’s Blagojevich baggage. Also, he understands what its like to have to struggle and work to succeed, he relates more to working families. Bliefnick has never had to struggle for anything, she’s had everything handed to her her whole life by her family.