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A quick review of IL-02.

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  December 10th, 2008 at 03:45 PM  | 

RESIZE: AAA

Just in case Rep. Jackson’s talk with federal authorities gets… complicated… for him.

OK, D-35, which implies a certain uphill climb (to put it mildly): and Jackson won with 89% of the vote in 2008, which implies that said climb would be virtually vertical. None the less, at least we’re putting candidates in this district; so if Jackson’s life does get… complicated, we should keep this in mind. And so should the Illinois GOP, which badly needs volunteers.

Seriously, we need to internalize the idea that we have to target the district of any Congressman who has come under an ethical cloud. You can’t win if you don’t bloody try.

Moe Lane

PS: Yes, even if it’s for only one Congressional cycle. It disrupts seniority and keeps the rest off-balance.

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  • MissouriLawyer

    In fact, a perfect example comes in the Congressional seat that Blagojevich held before he was governor. Michael Patrick Flanagan knocked off Dan Rostenkowski while Rosty was under indictment.

    For a more recent example, see Anh Cao in Louisiana.

  • LoneStarLibertarian

    Well, perhaps there is a strong black candidate in the Land of Lincoln that could strike a chord with the district should Jesse Jackson Jr. become tainted.

    It is also worth noting that by having candidates run against Republicans under indictment, Democrats were better able to build their larger “culture of corruption” argument against Republicans in 2006. If the GOP is going to stand a chance of doing something similar it is going to 1) rid itself via stringent self-policing (including of stripping Don Young from all of his committees) and 2) mount strong candidates to press the case against corrupt Democrats.