04 March 2009

Different Quigley

Quigley pulls off primary victory
Great headline. Wrong Quigley:
Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley is poised for a promotion to Congress after claiming the Democratic nomination Tuesday in the race to replace Rahm Emanuel, overcoming disadvantages in campaign cash and union support.
The 5th Congressional District's special primary yielded low voter turnout after a two-month campaign—potentially a plus for Quigley, who started the race as the best-known of the dozen Democrats because of his battles with two Stroger administrations.
With 99 percent of precincts counted, Quigley had 22 percent in the crowded field. Quigley credited his campaign's reform message, saying it spoke to the mood of voters in the wake of Illinois political scandals.
Rico says he thought (okay, just for a second) that it was this Quigley, but it wasn't:

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