American Horse
AKA "Mustang"
I suspect the rationale behind him losing is accurate; downstaters have to be fed up with the crap flowing out of Chicago; it doesn't represent their values .... At all. what they see is so out of phase with their values that even his claim to be a son of Illinois is blatantly false. He's a Chicago politician, and little else. The probably would like to see this evil quashed and they can help get it done, even some of the not-so-downstate (Will/Joliet for one) counties might rebel.
What if the Chicago machine is discouraged by the lack of an economic turnaround? How do you think that would effect the results in the state?
That has been made more apparent and brought to contrast by the way Mitch Daniels was able to put Indiana into the best environment for business in the Midwest and get the state's budget balanced after 12 years of Dem rule. Don't forget how Bill Daley was used and discarded. Also the deal making for O's senate seat and another dethroned governor. Pile on with stagnant economic growth compared to Indiana and Wisconsin, both undoing the democrat damage and his defeat seems a good possibility. Illinois, even Chicagoland has been stung by Obama.
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