I think people have become so disenchanted with the process; the constant negative (and poorly composed) commercials, the repetition of the same anecdotes and clichés (“I’ll clean up Springfield”), the blind clinging to ideology and inability to see any issue from more than one perspective, the oversimplification where every and any issue is condensed into [...]
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Turnout numbers
February 3rd, 2010 · 6 Comments · 2010 election, County Politics, Local politics, Politics, state politics
DuPage County- Registered Voters 548,771 Cards Cast Democratic Party Primary 40,990 7.47% Cards Cast Green Party Primary 382 0.07% Cards Cast Republican Party Primary 94,559 17.23% Total primary ballots 135,931 24.77% County Board District 2 two year term (includes N side of DG) D 8.4% of total vote, 19.9% of D Dupage County voters R [...]
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Home stretch to Feb.2 primary
January 5th, 2010 · 13 Comments · 2010 election, Politics
Hat tip to blogger RyanDe680, Mayor Sandack, and Township Supervisor Frank Wurster: Early voting begins January 11 and ends January 28. If you want to vote early, you can do so by stopping by the Committee Room at the Downers Grove Village Hall, 801 Burlington Ave., starting Monday, January 11. Early voting hours are: Monday, [...]