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by Adam Doster
6:31pm
Thu Nov 19, 2009

IL-SEN: New Videos Abound!

Alexi Giannoulias

All four Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate Democratic have
produced new videos in the last few days. Let's take a look, shall we?

The first comes from David Hoffman, who cut a highlight reel
from a forum held by the Northern Illinois Coordinated Campaign Committee ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
6:20pm
Mon Nov 16, 2009
1 comment

New Campaign Vids: Quinn, Hamos, Giannoulias, Hoffman

Election 2010

Lots of new campaign advertisements and web videos out in the past few days.  Here's a rundown ...

Gov. Pat Quinn has a new ad out, titled "Finally," which hit the airwaves yesterday, according to Capitol Fax:

After yesterday's fiery ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
12:21pm
Mon Nov 16, 2009

IL-SEN: Schakowsky Endorses Giannoulias, DSCC Whacks Kirk (UPDATED)

David Hoffman

The latest from the 2010 U.S. Senate race ... Yesterday afternoon, Rep. Jan Schakowksy announced her endorsement of State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias in the Democratic primary.  When they rolled out Rep. Luis Gutierrez' backing a week earlier, the campaign used the ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
2:51pm
Wed Nov 11, 2009

IL-SEN: Jackson's Poll, Giannoulias' New Site, Hoffman's Downstate Swing

Jacob Meister

Here's the latest news in the Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate:

Cheryle Jackson released an internal poll yesterday, the results of which are consistent with surveys conducted by independent outfits and other campaigns: Alexi Giannoulias holds a healthy lead but ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
12:56pm
Mon Nov 9, 2009

IL-SEN: Gutierrez Endorses Giannoulias, Hoffman Unveils Economic Plan

IL-U.S. Senate

Lots of action among the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate these past few days. Alexi Giannoulias has received the endorsement of Rep. Luis Gutierrez (Illinois Reps. Phil Hare, Mike Quigley, and Bill Foster previously announced their support).  In a statement ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
7:05pm
Mon Nov 2, 2009
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IL-SEN: Giannoulias Releases Poll, Jackson Files,

David Hoffman

Since entering the U.S. Senate race, former Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman has repeatedly suggested that fellow Democrat Alexi Giannoulias can't beat GOP frontrunner Mark Kirk in the general election.  Today, the Giannoulias campaign released a poll that ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
10:24am
Thu Oct 29, 2009

Adventures In Campaign Twittering

David Hoffman

As some may have noticed, our campaign coverage has taken a back-seat to some other issues in the past month.  Expect it to ramp back up at the beginning of next week.

In the meantime, those interested in the intersection of social media and political ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
9:33am
Thu Oct 22, 2009

2010 Grab Bag: Quinn Officially Announces, Giannoulias Gets More Labor Backing

David Hoffman

The latest from the 2010 electoral landscape in Illinois ... IL GOVERNOR As we watched him roll out campaign ads and accept high-profile endorsements in recent months, we forgot that Gov. Pat Quinn never actually held an official launch for his 2010 campaign.  ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
5:29pm
Tue Oct 20, 2009

IL-SEN: Kirk Gives The Dems Some Terrible Political Advice

David Hoffman

After voting for Barack Obama and a Democratic majority in 2008,
most of the electorate is clearly ready to see a liberal Congress fix
some of America's enduring problems. Health reform is one of those top
priorities. Both Obama and congressional hopefuls emphasized the ...