Votes in the Illinois primary elections on Tuesday were being counted just as ABC started the final season of “Lost.” The state’s Republican Party, marooned on an island of ineptitude, could now be liberated partly because of whom Democrats picked as their nominee for the Senate.
The nominee, State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, will be at the top of the November ballot, and he makes Democratic leaders anxious. Even though the general election is politically light-years away, many unrelated factors could have an impact. And the Republicans are, well, the Republicans, bumbling holders of just 7 of 28 federal or statewide offices.
via Chicago News Cooperative – Can Republicans Capitalize on Democrats’ Worries? – NYTimes.com.
