[Peace-discuss] FW: Gill for Congress campaign

[C. G. Estabrook]

This guy too stands to the right of his opponent in regard to the war, although 
he dissembles his actual position in pursuit of votes.

It hasn't worked, though. The NYT gives him an 0.2% chance of winning. (Yes, two 
tenths of one percent.)

(If you like those odds, I'd like to invite you to join the weekly poker game at 
my place.)

The chances are that he will secure a smaller percentage of the vote than any 
Democrat in this district in this century, with the possible exception of a 
Democratic party place-holder who was rushed into the race in 2002 to keep votes 
away from a Green candidate.

It's not clear that a serious anti-war, pro-jobs - and therefore 
anti-administration - campaign would have done any better than Gill's 
personality parade, but for all his pretense to be an "independent Democrat" 
(that meant only that the state party, realistically assessing his chances, 
wouldn't give him any money), it certainly wasn't tried.

http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/illinois/15?scp=2&sq=david%20gill&st=cse


On 10/20/10 4:23 PM, Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
>
>     For those w/ big hearts and small calendars...
>
>     --- On *Wed, 10/20/10, Kevin Jessup, Sr *wrote:
>
>
>         > Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:39:08 -0500
>         > From: johnd.gill2010 at gmail.com
>         > To: JohnD.gill2010 at gmail.com
>         > Subject: Gill for Congress campaign
>         >
>         > Hello,
>         >
>         > My name is John Devine and I am the Field Director for the Gill for
>         > Congress campaign. We are looking for volunteers to help out on the
>         > campaign here in the last two weeks before the election. People are
>         > needed for door knocking, phone calling, and for our Get Out The Vote
>         > (GOTV) efforts.
>         >
>         > Want to help out without leaving the house? We can set you up with a
>         > virtual phone bank so that you can reach out to voters and enter the
>         > results without leaving your house.
>         >
>         > If you are interested in helping a independent-minded Democrat get
>         > elected to Congress, we need your help. I can be reached by phone at
>         > (217) 691-5073 or by email at johnd.gill2010 at gmail.com. With your help,
>         > we will win on November 2.
>         >
>         > Thank you,
>         >
>         > John Devine
>         > Field Director
>         > Gill for Congress
>         > 217-691-5073
>
>
>
>
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