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Politics - Rich Miller | Thursday, November 19,2009

Quinn will do whatever it takes to win

By Rich Miller
If you ever wondered whether Gov. Pat Quinn would do whatever it takes to win re-election, all you need to do is look at his latest TV ad. The spot is perhaps the most misleading TV advertisemen
Politics - Rich Miller | Thursday, November 12,2009

Republicans catch ‘tea party fever’

By Rich Miller
“Tea party fever” is to the Republican Party what the H1N1 Flu is to the general populace. It’s spreading fast and it’s potentially dangerous.Establishment Republican politicia
Politics - Rich Miller | Thursday, November 5,2009

Reformers capitulate on campaign finance

By Rich Miller
A few weeks ago, I asked a top Republican what his party’s plan was in the ongoing war over campaign finance reform. “We are not for some sham ethics bill,” the official said, then a
Politics - Rich Miller | Thursday, October 29,2009

Polls show half of voters disapprove of Quinn’s performance

By Rich Miller
For the first time since taking office, a new Rasmussen Reports poll of Illinoisans shows that more than half of all voters disapprove of Gov. Pat Quinn’s performance in office.
Politics - Rich Miller | Thursday, October 22,2009

Hoffman in the hunt; Dillard gets a bounce

By Rich Miller
Underdog Democratic U.S. Senate candidate David Hoffman has a new poll which purports to show that he’s in the hunt, but the camp of Democratic primary rival Alexi Giannoulias says there’s no way the poll is accurate.
Politics - Rich Miller | Thursday, October 15,2009

Something to Stu over if Jim Ryan runs for governor

By Rich Miller
You may have read the news by now that former Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan is seriously considering another run for governor.
Politics - Rich Miller | Thursday, October 8,2009

When Quinn speaks ‘truth to power’ he forgets he’s talking to himself

By Rich Miller
One of Gov. Pat Quinn’s favorite lines is “I speak truth to power.” He uses it almost all the time, and has for years. It appears to be a verbal tic. Quinn has grown so accustomed to saying it for so long that he can’t stop himself. He said it once while explaining how he would pitch his income tax hike plan to average voters.
Politics - Rich Miller | Thursday, October 1,2009

Look who’s Pat Quinn’s new best friend

By Rich Miller
Gov. Pat Quinn brought out one of the biggest Democratic Party guns possible last week in his latest fight with Comptroller Dan Hynes.
Politics - Rich Miller | Thursday, September 24,2009

Chris Kelly, Blagojevich’s loyal friend

By Rich Miller
A couple of years ago, Rod Blagojevich told me during a private conversation that all the talk about how close he supposedly was to indicted fundraiser Tony Rezko was just that.
Politics - Rich Miller | Thursday, September 17,2009

Hynes has a decent plan, and a problem

By Rich Miller
There were no spectacular backdrops in place when Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes officially announced his campaign for governor the other day. No pretty pictures for the TV cameras. No gathering of hi