repeating the conventional wisdom in the chicagoland area, chicago public radio called scientist bill foster the democratic front runner in it's preview of the upcoming special election in illinois' 14th congressional district.
this would be no surprise to those who are following this race closely. the story repeats the belief that foster's organizational and financial advantages make him the front runner in this race. this is true despite the fact that john laesch had run before and is a sentimental favorite, of sorts, to many on the blogs. shawn campbell's piece talked mainly about the lawsuit that the counties have filed, to cover themselves in the high expectations that the various elections offices may not meet all the mandates they are expected to meet in their conduct of elections (because the special election is only a month away from the special primary).
steve lord, of the aurora beacon news, observed that the district remains republican, despite the high growth (which is a wild card in this race). in kane county. which has the biggest population in the district, lord says republican candidates generally get 60-65% of the vote. whoever the republican candidate is for this seat, they will be the favorite going into the special election being held on saturday, march 8.
lord also states that "democratic regulars support foster." this, plus foster's advantages in fund-raising, seems to be why lord declares foster the front-runner. "foster has shown to be a good candidate so far on the campaign trail," he says.
the final thing of interest in this piece, is lord's observation that, "if democrats win the special election, that would be a pretty big deal for them." even if the democratic candidate comes close, he notes, it could raise interest in this seat for the regular general election held in november. cq's reportage of the race notes that:
Democrats think that a combination of a poor political environment for Republicans, a fractious primary between Lauzen and Oberweis and a strong and well-funded Democratic candidate could result in a rare partisan takeover of a district that has long been in GOP hands. Democratic officials prefer scientist Bill Foster, who is running in both contests
democratic candidate jotham stein was overlooked in the cpr piece. the invisible candidacy of joe serra was also overlooked...
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