How Alan Keyes and DU can take back the House for Kerry/Edwards

[Walt Starr]

It's pretty simple. Alan Keyes is currently polling at 28% to Barak Obama's 67%. The people he appeals to are the radically conservative base of the Republican Party. Illinois Republicans are, for the most part, moderate. To support this fact, look at Jim Edgar and Jim Thompson, two former Illinois governors who were both very moderate Republicans and both of whom have not endorsed Keyes.

This, coupled with the fact that Bush is not going to win Illinois, COULD result in a general Republican apathy to this election. This could open up all sorts of doors!

If Republicans stay home in droves, it could help our Democratic candidates going up against Republican incumbents in the House. But they need YOUR help. We need to donate to these candidates and we need to help spread word about these candidates to the rest of the Democratic blogs and web sites!

I'll start the ball rolling. Here are links to and a picture of the Democratic Candidate for the U.S. House from the Illinois Thirteenth Congressional District. Her name is Gloria Andersen and she's running aginst the incumbent, Judy Biggert. Ms. Biggert has pretty much been a rubber stamp for the Bush administration:

Gloria Andersen for Congress, Illinois Thirteenth Congressional District

Gloria Andersen for Congress, Please donate!

Illinois DUers, let's add those links and contact info! The sweetest victory I can imagine in Illinois is if we use Alan Keyes to take back the House!

Please keep this post kicked!

[Walt Starr]

1. Going up against Henry Hyde in is Christine Cegelis

This is the Illinois Sixth Congressional District.

A link to her page is here:

http://www.cegelisforcongress.com/



http://www.cegelisforcongress.com/contribute.html

[Walt Starr]

25. A little research indicates this one may be winnable!

We could dump Henry Hyde from the House this year!!!

Here's one HUGE reason to help out, DUers!

[gasperc]

2. that's why they picked Keyes

to fire up their base and make sure they turn out on election day

[Walt Starr]

4. But there are more Moderate Republicans who are getting turned off

than there are Conservative Republicans. And the Conservatives were turning out any way! They are losing their Moderates!

[gasperc]

21. I'm not agreeing

I think choosing Keyes was infinitely stupid, but such is the GOP. I hope it works to our advantage and helps us win the close seats they were afraid of losing.

[Walt Starr]

3. Going up against Phil Crane is Melissa Bean

This is the Illinois Eighth Congressional District.

Here are the links, you know what to do:

http://www.melissabean.com/



https://secure3.inmotionhosting.com/~meliss5/credit_card_contribution.htm

[DaveinMD]

6. Melissa

is a great candidate with a great chance to win. I've met her a few times and donated alot of money to her campaign. She is really close and Crane has some ethical issues. This is a race we can win.

[never cry wolf]

23. Kick for Missy Bean

And all the Illinois Dems. Wouldn't it be great to take over the house from the cornfields!! Great idea Walt!

[Walt Starr]

26. Thanks, these folks need some help!

If they get enough financial and moral support, we'll slam the Repugblicans this year!

[Walt Starr]

5. Going up against Mark Steven Kirk is Lee Goodman

This is in the Illinois Tenth congressional district.

Here are the links, you know what to do!

http://www.leeforme.com/



https://ssl16.pair.com/mitefast/leeforme-contribute.html

[Walt Starr]

7. Going up against Jerry Weller is Tari Renner

This is in the Illinois Eleventh Congressional District.

Here are the links, you know what to do:

http://www.rennerforcongress.com/



http://www.rennerforcongress.com/donate.asp

[Walt Starr]

8. Going up against J. Dennist Hastert is Ruben Zamora

This is in the Illinois Fourteenth congressional district.

Here are the links:

http://www.zamoraforcongress.org/



http://www.zamoraforcongress.org/contributions.html

[madrchsod]

9. he`s my guy

i don`t think ol`e alan going to play out here but i`m not sure enough will stay away to help zamora get close. i do hope he does well in the cities with large mexican-america communities..denny better get the message, do something for your district or you are toast..

[Walt Starr]

27. I would LOVE to see Hatert removed from the House!

That would ROCK!

[stevebreeze]

35. Aurora is one reason Denny did not want Oberwise

Oberwise running for Senate would have mobilized more of Aurora to vote Democratic!

[Walt Starr]

10. Going up against Timothy V. Johnson is Dr. David Gill

This is in the Illinois Fifteenth Congressional District.

Here are the links, let's help him out:

http://www.davidgillforcongress.com/



http://www.davidgillforcongress.com/contribute1.htm

And for you Deaniacs, it looks like this doctor has a Prescription for America!

:D

[aldian159]

14. I've heard Gil speak and have given him some $

He's a good man. His biggest message is universal health care, as he was an ER doctor for 20+ years.

[Walt Starr]

11. Going up against Donald A. Manzullo is John Kutsch

This is in the Illinois Sixteenth Congressional District.

Links Provided:

http://www.votekutsch.org/



http://www.votekutsch.org/donate.html

[Walt Starr]

12. Going up against Ray LaHood is Steve Waterworth

This is in the Illinois Eighteenth Congressional district.

Links are here:

http://www.waterworthforcongress.com/



http://www.waterworthforcongress.com/contribute.html

[Walt Starr]

13. Going up against John Shimkus is Tim Bagwell

This is in the Illinois Nineteenth congressional District.

Links provided:

http://www.bagwellforcongress.com/



http://www.bagwellforcongress.com/support/

[Walt Starr]

31. This man will be an OUTSTANDING representative for the working person!

Expect good things for Labor and probably some input into the Head Start program out of Tim Bagwell!

If you're Union, Tim is your man and he will get the job done for YOU!

[wndycty]

15. Thanks Walt. . .

. . .this information is handy. One of the things we are going to do with http://www.patriotsforprogress.org is to launch www.leavenocampaignbehind.org in the next few weeks. The purpose of that site will be to support all of the congressional races in Illinois.

[Walt Starr]

16. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

I only included the ten districts where a Democrat is running against a Republican incumbent.

Right now in the state of Illinois, there is a single statewide office held by a Republican, the Treasurer, Judy Baar Topinka.

There is a Democratic majority in both the State Senate AND the General Assembly.

These ten seats are RIPE FOR THE PICKING!!!! There are only 19 Congressional Districts in the state of Illinois.

[wndycty]

20. Once we get the site launched I will let you know

:kick:

[chiburb]

17. Thanks Walt. You're a true Illinois patriot!

Check in the mail for Gloria...

[Walt Starr]

24. Thank you, just doing my bit

to help out Kerry and Edwards after they evict the squatter from the people's White House!

[Walt Starr]

18. This is a shameless kick

Here are ten candidate of whom five could probably win fairly easily if they have the funding.

For the most part the big name Republicans will be more difficult to defeat, but I know Gloria Andersen stands a good chance and there are many others in the field that stand a good chance.

Let's hear it, Illinois DUers! Is one of these challengers from your district and how well liked are the incumbents?

[katusha]

19. kick n/t

[barb162]

37. gloria anderson

I have talked to her...but Judy Biggert (I believe) is well entrenched. This is a VERY highly GOP district...suffocating to be exact.

[madrchsod]

22. there`s one guy no one in my district is

going to vote against that`s jerry mitchell..personally his office has done things for my family that we will always be greatful for. he`s done everything he possibly could to keep the steelmill going in sterling and has fought for the prison guards here in dixon. you`ll see alot of of pickup trucks with public and trade union stickers next to mitchells sticker. it`s been rumored that he grew up a democrat but to be elected he`d have to be a republican which makes sense around here..he`s pretty dam liberal for a republican and i am sure that the keyes shit burns his ass..BUT fat boy needs to go and it`s to bad zamora can`t do it..there just isn`t enough money to outspend fatboy and this band of creeps...

[mopinko]

28. good job walt

thanks. even a few bucks from du'ers would make a big difference to these candidates. if we could raise $40,000 for kerry, what is a dem congress worth?? give, give, give.

[blondeatlast]

29. I thought Keyes was a ridiculous choice

that I'm giddily happy they made!

It does prove that they don't care about good representation, only winning.

[rullery]

34. Alan Keyes = Carpetbagger

Keyes was on CNN this morning. He had criticized Hillary Clinton for running for the Senate in New York in 2000, saying that he would never do such a thing. When asked about that statement, Keyes said Hillary did it because she was looking to advance her political ambitions, whereas he was merely responding to an invitation to run in Illinois. An interesting distinction, showing that he is capable of justifying anything he wants to.

More interesting is his motivation. He has no chance of defeating Obama of course, but Keyes will get some publicity from his run. But his main reason is MONEY! When he ran for the Senate in Maryland, he skimmed off a lot of money donated to his campaign and paid himself a handsome salary! The Federal Elections Commission looked into this, but decided to let him get away with it. Now Keyes gets to do the same thing in Illinois. Let the Republicans contribute to his campaign if they want to, and let Keyes enrich himself at their expense!

IMO the democrats will do well in Illinois with this guy in the race, especially if the electorate wise up to him.

[Padraig18]

30. IL 15 has a GREAT Democratic candidate, Dr. David Gill!

Dr. Gill is an emergency-room physician who is bright, articulate and VERY deep. He knows first-hand about the crisis in health care that is facing this country, and he also understands the problems faced by family farms, etc. . He is running against the neo-con incumbent, Tim "Atilla, the Ferret Face" Johnson, and he DESPERATELY needs your help.

Please help us elect a Congressman who is as good as the hard-working, decent people he wants to represent, and one who would whole-heartedly assist President Kerry in solving this nation's most pressing domestic problems.

Thank you!

:hi:

[Walt Starr]

32. Shameless Bump for the Illinois Democrats!

:kick:

[mopinko]

33. morning kick

:kick:

[David Zephyr]

36. Walt Baby, I'm With You.

I think that Alan Keyes might simply wipe out the GOP in Illinois and there in swing some of those congressional seats our way.

And if I'm dreamin', then let me dream on.

[Cha]

38. Kick for all you Illinoisians!

Looks like really great people up against tired ol' gas bags!

Good job, Walt!