10th Annual Ultimate Women's Power Lunch
Monday, April 11th
Chicago Hilton
720 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL
Featured Guest Speaker
Eve Ensler
Alex's blog
A Decade of Powerful Women!
Pollak Contributors Make Bad Investment
In 2006 the Republican candidate for Congress was Michael Shannon. He did not report spending any money on his campaign that year to the Federal Election Commission. However, he received 39, 916 votes – apparently the ambient Republican vote in the District.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky received 116,967 votes.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky received 116,967 votes.
In 2010 Tea Party Republican Joel Pollak spent at least $604,700. He received 54,254 votes.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky received 114,969 votes.
Even though Pollak spent much of his money attacking Schakowsky, she received only 1,998 fewer votes in 2010 than she did in 2006. And in strong Democratic areas like Evanston, and in the 49th and 48th wards of Chicago, Jan Schakowsky actually received more votes in 2010 than in previous mid-term election in 2006.
And in spite of running in a year that was very favorable for Republicans and spending $604,700 more than Michael Shannon, who reporting spending nothing, Pollack received only 14,338 more votes in 2010 than Shannon did in a Democratic year, 2006. Each of those votes cost Pollack $42.17.
Pollak also had a hard time communicating his message closer to home, he still wasn’t able to convince his neighbors in the Devonshire neighborhood in Skokie to support him, those precincts went for Schakowsky 63%-33%.
Overall, Schakowsky still beat him better than two to one (66.2% to 31.3% -- third Party got 2.5%).
Press Release: 9th District Debate Shows Stark Differences Between Candidates
9th District Debate Shows Stark Differences Between Candidates
Schakowsky Highlights Opponent's Right Wing Views
EVANSTON, IL (October 10th, 2010)
At the League of Women Voters sponsored candidate debate Sunday afternoon, stark differences became apparent in the positions of the two candidates with respect to critical economic and political issues.
Schakowsky's Campaign Manager, Alex Armour, said that Republican candidate Joel Pollak's statements in the debate showed clearly that his right wing views are inconsistent with the progressive values of the 9th District.
Pollak was greeted with loud boos from the audience when, in his closing statement, he made personal attacks on Schakowsky and her husband.
Armour noted that the Chicago Tribune criticized Pollak's tendency to resort to character attacks in its editorial endorsing Schakowsky. The Tribune Editorial called on Pollak to "dial down the disdain for people who disagree with him."
Schakowsky's opening statement is below:
Progress Illinois Covers the Preckwinkle Endorsement
This afternoon, a who's who of Chicago progressives stood shoulder to shoulder with Ald. Toni Preckwinkle (4th Ward) to lend their support for her bid to unseat Todd Stroger as Cook County Board President.
The Capitol Fax Blog Highlights Jan at the Goodman Theatre
