1998 Illinois gubernatorial election (user search)
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  1998 Illinois gubernatorial election (search mode)
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Question: Would would you vote for?
#1
George Ryan (R)
 
#2
George Ryan (D)
 
#3
George Ryan (I)
 
#4
Glenn Poshard (R)
 
#5
Glenn Poshard (D)
 
#6
Glenn Poshard (I)
 
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Partisan results

Total Voters: 80

Author Topic: 1998 Illinois gubernatorial election  (Read 4731 times)
JA
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Junior Chimp
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« on: January 02, 2017, 05:41:56 PM »

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Jacobin American
Junior Chimp
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Posts: 6,955
United States


« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2017, 10:06:33 PM »

Words fail to explain my disgust at any democrat or leftist voting for Ryan.

Ryan appeals more to the wealthy, suburban liberal simply because of his more moderate positions on a few notable issues, which stem primarily from his rather yuppie background. He was, at heart, a mainstreet Republican who represented the business/establishment interests. Poshard may have been more socially conservative than most on the left would be comfortable with today, but he definitely represented the interests of the little man and workers (hence his opposition to the Clean Air Act as it endangered the jobs of coal workers among his Southern Illinois constituents).
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