tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612367701941502836.post5355822831711876914..comments2023-10-26T05:15:25.444-05:00Comments on The Chicago Lampoon: Gerry Rafferty Dies. Comments on Chicago Mayoral RaceChicago Lampoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04156263304836143442noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612367701941502836.post-46863255716472652702011-01-07T14:53:26.675-06:002011-01-07T14:53:26.675-06:00I'm afraid that in Chicago proper, there isn&#...I'm afraid that in Chicago proper, there isn't another political party. The Chicago Republican "organization" is a bad joke. Many of its elected Ward committeemen are, in fact, Democrats who get can elected as "Republican" committeeman because there are so few Republican voters in their wards that they can just corral a score or so of Dems to vote for them in the GOP primary to get elected. Then they proceed to appoint fellow Dems to be "Republican" election judges.<br /><br />Everybody's asking why the Republicans didn't run a single candidate for Mayor, who could possibly come in second in a 7 person field and then get into the runoff. The GOP candidate could, at least change the conversation in the election to bring up things like over-taxation, corruption, etc. But the Republicans were too stupid and incompetent to even do that. <br /><br />Chicago Republicans couldn't organize a 2 car funeral procession.Chicago Lampoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156263304836143442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612367701941502836.post-49246763661716373052011-01-07T00:31:05.808-06:002011-01-07T00:31:05.808-06:00I wonder, do you think maybe Chicagoans are unawar...I wonder, do you think maybe Chicagoans are unaware there is another political party besides Democrat? That must be it. *eyeroll* Same ol' same ol'.DarcsFalconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01757804686134389853noreply@blogger.com