Sunday, September 13, 2020

The Ives Don't Have It

A moment of silence please, to observe the end of an era in Lake County. For thirty years one name has dominated Lake County political circles more than any other. Not really a name -- more an institution -- sadly, this institution is departing the Lake County political arena.

Your LakeCountyEye of course refers to the Lake County Republican Party.

The GOP has discontinued its political brand in Lake County.

Can you tell which political party this Lake County candidate caucuses with? Your LakeCountyEye cannot:
One bona fide spokesman said: "Normally, party branding is guaranteed to increase vote totals by a certain amount.  However, this cycle it has been estimated that the Republican Party brand will yield, in the aggregate, a negative number of votes. Henceforth, the GOP will be referred to as the Party Formerly Known As Republican ."

Your LakeCountyEye will keep you apprised when further developments warrant.
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15 comments:

  1. EddieSeptember 14, 2020 at 5:15 AM

    Jeanne Ives has signs up, in, Cook, DuPage and McHenry Counties too, with no Republican label. (´⊙ω⊙`)！

    Congressperson Lauren Underwood (D-14) has her signs up in Dekalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties, with Democrat label. (´⊙ω⊙`)！

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  2. EddieSeptember 14, 2020 at 8:22 PM

    No Democrat label

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  3. EddieSeptember 14, 2020 at 8:24 PM

    Hi Barney,

    You know why Republicans vanished, in Lake County. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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  4. Barney BaxterSeptember 15, 2020 at 1:50 AM

    Hi Eddie

    That's a tough question.

    -BB-

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  5. EddieSeptember 15, 2020 at 4:44 AM

    Hi Barney,

    Lake County, IL is Democratic because:

    Recruitment by Terry Link and Lauren Beth Gash,

    Changing demographics in Waukegan, North Chicago and Zion,

    Remapping of Congressional Districts, State House and Senate Districts by Mike Madigan,

    Cutback Amendment,

    Cook County residents now living in Cook County.

    Σ(ಠ_ಠ)

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  6. EddieSeptember 15, 2020 at 6:19 AM

    Correction:

    Cook County residents now living in Lake County.

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  7. Barney BaxterSeptember 15, 2020 at 3:22 PM

    Hi Eddie

    Don't forget Trump.

    -BB-

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  8. EddieSeptember 15, 2020 at 6:02 PM

    Hi Barney,

    Yes, but Trump is ongoing, since 2016 to present. Everything else is at least one or two decades. Cutback Amendment is 1982. ⊙.☉

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  9. EddieSeptember 15, 2020 at 7:02 PM

    Joe Biden asks "Are you better off today than you were four years ago?" w(°ｏ°)w

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  10. Barney BaxterSeptember 16, 2020 at 12:10 AM

    Hi Eddie

    Absolutely. But someone could also argue that Lake County turned blue in 2018 when the Democratic turnout set records.

    -BB-

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  11. EddieSeptember 16, 2020 at 4:41 AM

    Hi Barney,

    The 2018 midterm elections would be a referendum on Trump, just like 1994 was on Clinton. So, I agree with you. ��

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  12. EddieSeptember 16, 2020 at 11:41 AM

    Hi Barney,

    I believe Mike Madigan's goal was/is to colonize Illinois Democratically. With him drawing the congressional, state house and state senate maps and the continued population loss, the districts are much bigger and generally, Democratic. ⊙.☉

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  13. Barney BaxterSeptember 17, 2020 at 12:06 AM

    Hi Eddie

    More luck goes into drawing districts than people care to admit. Congress 6 & 14 were drawn to be Republican vote sinks. Remember Roskam and Hultgren? Those districts are now Democratic and likely to stay that way through 2020. Go figure.

    -BB-

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  14. EddieSeptember 17, 2020 at 2:28 AM

    Hi Barney,

    Historically, when Denny Hastert had it, the 14th CD was mostly Kane County and points south west.

    Today, it's portions of DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties.

    Yes, I remember Randy Hultgren and am surprised he lost. I'm surprised Lauren Underwood won.

    w(°ｏ°)w

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  15. EddieSeptember 19, 2020 at 5:35 AM

    The 6th Congressional District has a long, interesting history. It was Chicago based originally. ರ_ರ

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