BTW John, looks like the very final results are that Scott got 45% not 44% as originally reported.
To go from 7% to 45% in 2 years is quite a jump, and something Scott should be very, very, very proud of. He has a great future in politics. I'd suggest a local town council race before his next run for state house. --- In [email protected], "john_teschky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Edward J. Williamson wrote: "Such as getting beat like a drum for his > efforts." > > That appears to me to be an interesting use of the phrase, "beat like > a drum," especially given the opinions of people familiar with both > candidates and the campaign. > > Here is the local newspaper's take on what you call "getting beat like > a drum for his efforts." > > Mathias ekes out primary victory > > BY KIMBERLY FORNEK > STAFF WRITER > > Sidney Mathias had to wait until the morning after the primary > election to find out whether he would continue to be the Republicans' > choice for state representative of the 53rd District. > > With 91 of 99 precincts counted, Mathias, a four-term state > legislator, had a 555-vote lead over challenger Scott Bludorn as of > Wednesday morning. Mathias had 3,722 votes to Bludorn's 3,167, a 54 > percent majority for Mathias in the Republican primary for the 53rd > District, which includes parts of Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, > Wheeling and Prospect Heights. > > "It was a nail-biter," Mathias said. "It was my closest race since my > first election." > > That was four-way race in 1998 for the GOP nomination for state > representative, which Mathias won by approximately 400 votes. > > The 42-year-old Bludorn, who like Mathias lives in Buffalo Grove, won > the early support of some Republicans. He was endorsed in January by > the Republicans of Wheeling Township. > > "Without that endorsement, we would have known the outcome last > night," Mathias, 61, said. In the general election in November 2004, > Bludorn, running as a Libertarian, received 7 percent of the votes to > Mathias' 63 percent. > > When a candidate gets the endorsement of his party, Mathias said, "all > of a sudden you have a worker in each precinct, a worker known to the > people in that precinct," who can influence voters' decisions. > > "I think there are a lot of people that come in (to the election > booth) with a sample ballot," Mathias said. "For some of the higher > offices, like governor, they have made up their minds, but they may > not have made up their minds for the other offices." > > "I knew I was going to be in the campaign of my life," Mathias said. > "(Bludorn) is a great campaigner. I knew he was going to work hard. > His effort, combined with the Wheeling Township endorsement, that's > what made it close." > > Bludorn could not be reached for comment Wednesday morning. > > As a serving state legislator, Mathias is down in Springfield on > weekdays when the General Assembly is in session, which means he can > campaign at home only on the weekends. > > "That's a big disadvantage," Mathias said, "because people do value > and support the candidates who knock on their doors." > > But the name recognition he has as an incumbent, combined with the > legislative work he has done for his district, "made the difference," > and gave him the victory, Mathias said. > > His challenger in the general election in November will be another > Buffalo Grove resident, Michael MacDonald, who defeated Robert Sherman > in Tuesday's Democratic primary. > > http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/localnews/ > current/bg/03-23-06-870635.html > > > > --- In [email protected], "Edward J. Williamson" > <ejohnwilliamson@> wrote: > > > > Such as getting beat like a drum for his efforts. lol Paul, that was > > the question that popped into my mind as well when I read that > > statement. So many can't get it through their heads that they are > > disavowing the values that true Libertarians hold sacrosanct when > > they compromise in the hopes of winning votes. That is precisely what > > Republicans and Democrats have done for decades upon decades - and > > why they have a monopoly on the political system. That is also why we > > see our liberties eroding at an almost exponential rate. Once we > > compromise who we are, for whatever reason, we lose the credibility > > and foundation upon which Libertarian ideals are built upon. The only > > thing that matters to some people is winning at all costs, forget > > about integrity, liberty, and uncompromising values. To most, those > > ideals just don't add up to a damn! > > --- In [email protected], "Paul" <ptireland@> wrote: > > > > > > Such as? > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "john_teschky" <rockroller@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Scott is as Libertarian as you, Paul. > > > > > > > > He accomplished much running as a Republican. He stuck to his > > > > Libertarian positions, yet still managed to earn the endorsement > > of > > > > the local Republican party. If he continues his hard work, he > > could > > > > very well be, eventually, the Ron Paul of Illinois. > > > > > > > > His switch to the GOP also played a big part in shaking the > > Illinois > > > > LP out of it's dysfunction and begin it's move back towards > > > effectiveness. > > > > > > > > Scott accomplished much for libertarianism in this area by > > running as > > > > a Republican. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Paul" <ptireland@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Assuming he actually WAS a libertarian (which is almost never > > the case > > > > > with people YOU describe as libertarians), he sold his soul in > > hopes > > > > > of winning and he still lost. What did he accomplish by > > running as a > > > > > Republican? NOTHING. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" > > > > > <ericdondero@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > In case you guys hadn't heard yet, Libertarian Party member > > and > > > > > > current Republican Scott Bludhorn lost his GOP primary race > > to the > > > > > > incumbenet 54 to 46% in the Chicago suburbs. > > > > > > > > > > > > Though, Scott did increase his vote substantially from his 9% > > > showing > > > > > > as an LPer in 2004. > > > > > > > > > > > > Let's hope his runs again for the seat in the future. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
