On Scott Lee Cohen, circumnavigation of the people, and other maladies in Illinois

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Monday February 08, 2010 · 7:14 AM PST

2010/02/08 · 07:14

As many of you -- especially those who have an eye toward Illinois politics -- have surely heard by now, Scott Lee Cohen has (tearfully) withdrawn from the race for Lt. Governor of Illinois.

I think this is wrong.

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Should Scott Lee Cohen have resigned?

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Should Scott Lee Cohen have resigned?

Yes, he is a laughingstock and a criminal.

32 votes

No, he was elected and he should have stuck it out.

7 votes

No opinion

1 vote

Maybe, he should have waited longer to decide what to do.

5 votes

Looking back: Why was Obama's smoking not a bigger election issue?

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Tuesday February 03, 2009 · 12:42 PM PST

2009/02/03 · 12:42

I was thinking back to the campaign today, and I started to think about a weird issue that really didn't get much play. Why wasn't the fact that President Obama still smokes (or, at least, did during the campaign) a much bigger deal than it was?

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Why wasn't Obama's smoking a bigger campaign issue?

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Why wasn't Obama's smoking a bigger campaign issue?

Nobody really cares

140 votes

The Republicans didn't want to talk about McCain's health

34 votes

The Republicans didn't want to alienate smokers

38 votes

The Republicans simply missed the boat

6 votes

Other

11 votes

Charlie Wheelan's Underwater Ad

tomalexander19

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Monday February 02, 2009 · 7:35 AM PST

2009/02/02 · 07:35

What do you do if you're a small campaign running in Chicago for one of the most high-profile seats in the House of Representatives?

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How would you rate the ad?

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How would you rate the ad?

Tremendous all around

9 votes

Good, not great

7 votes

Ambivalent

1 vote

Didn't quite do it for me

5 votes

Bad idea all around

2 votes

Is Barack Obama's Twitter account becoming an example of wasted potential?

tomalexander19

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Wednesday January 14, 2009 · 7:40 AM PST

2009/01/14 · 07:40

Like 165,413 (and counting!) people, I follow Barack Obama on Twitter.

I'm jealous of him, Twitter-wise. He's the most popular Twitterer in the World.

I'm also mad at him, Twitter-wise, since his account hasn't been updated since November 5th. It's time for that to change.

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Do you agree that Obama's Twitter account can be reshaped to add value to his presidency?

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Do you agree that Obama's Twitter account can be reshaped to add value to his presidency?

Yes, I agree with the piece.

13 votes

Yes, but I think the overall value is limited.

12 votes

No, I think he's got enough mechanisms for engaging the public.

10 votes

No, I think it's sort of undignified.

4 votes

Not sure

3 votes

Not interested

14 votes

Blaine Luetkemeyer starts off his career by ... pandering to voters

tomalexander19

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Tuesday January 13, 2009 · 10:02 AM PST

2009/01/13 · 10:02

Blaine Luetkemeyer made it to Congress this week, and in unsurprising fashion, immediately began pandering to voters.

A millionaire himself, Luetkemeyer's first act as a Congressman was to selflessly declare that Congresspeople should not receive automatic pay raises.

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Do you think Luetkemeyer's proposal is sound?

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Do you think Luetkemeyer's proposal is sound?

Yes

10 votes

14 votes

Not sure

1 vote

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