IL-Anzalone Liszt Grove (D): Rauner trails Generic Democrat by a lot

[Coolface Sock #42069]

Neverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr call a race based on a party or internal poll.

you right.


Nevertheless lololol

of course Generic Democrat is a really great candidate who is hard to come by - I doubt Kennedy, Pitzker or anyone else will be able to replicate that level of success.

Especially in Illinois. You'll be hard pressed to find a state Democratic Party worse than the Illinois Dems.

[Coolface Sock #42069]

So this is a Leans D race from the start, but this poll doesn't change that.

Anyway, in my mind, Rauner's challenge was never to get elected. It was always to get re-elected and force the legislature to redistrict the state legislative districts in a non-partisan manner and then implement his reforms in 2020 and onward having broken the back of Michael Madigan's machine.

If he can't get re-elected, he will likely have accomplished nothing of note.