Adam Kinzinger was elected to Congress in 2010. After redistricting in 2012, he was thrown in the same district as Congressman Donald Manzullo, whom he beat. Now Jim Marter has announced that he is running against Kinzinger. Marter was the … Continue reading
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On May 13th at D’Andrea’s in Crystal Lake, McHenry County Republicans will pay tribute to former Congressman Don Manzullo. The Egan Republican was first elected in 1992, beating a Democrat elected in 1990, when Manzullo lost the GOP primary for … Continue reading
Pretty amazing that a losing Congressional candidate would be interviewed by liberal commentator Carol Marin, but on Wednesday night, there was Joe Walsh, all alone, answering her questions on WTTW. Under the posted interview is the following explanation: “National star … Continue reading
John Kass lamented the lack of an Illinois Scott Walker last Thursday. He certainly is asking the right question: “Where is Illinois’ Scott Walker?” I was tempted to prepare a sign to affix to me chest asking. “Are you the … Continue reading
Tea Party favorite Joe Walsh is off to Rockford for the third time I have noticed in order to participate in a third anniversary celebration of the local group. Here’s what I found in an email: “Hey Rockford Tea Party… … Continue reading
In light of Congressman Don Manzullo’s loss to Adam Kinzinger, a freshman deemed more liberal that Manzullo by every organization that did a ranking and more compliant with national House Republican Leadership’s wishes, as evidenced by Eric Cantor’s contributions and … Continue reading
Here are the results from the Rockford Register-Star showing Congressman Adam Kinzinger has defeated Congress Don Manzullo: Also a victory for Illinois Democrats who drew the new Congressional maps to elect more Democrats. … Continue reading
So, will endorsements from Conservative groups be enough to re-elect 10-term Congressman Don Manzullo over first-termer Adam Kinzinger? We’ll know Tuesday. Two more joined the parade, bringing the total to fourteen. With zero for Kinzinger. Here’s Manzullo’s latest press release … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Don Manzullo: Influential FreedomWorks PAC Endorses Manzullo Over Kinzinger National conservative group boasts over 1 Million Activists [WASHINGTON] – FreedomWorks PAC, a grassroots service center of more than 1 million activists nationwide dedicated to fighting … Continue reading
The following TV ad from the campaign of Congressman Adam Kinzinger targets primary opponent Don Manzullo. Because retiring State Rep. Dave Winters appears in it, my guess is that it will be mainly run in the Rockford television market. That’s … Continue reading
Look what I found. It’s the SuperPAC ad being run in Congressman Don Manzullo’s district in the hope of replacing a ten-term veteran with freshman Adam Kinzinger. There is more than a little irony to using a old ship to … Continue reading
Congressman Don Manzullo continues to rack up more conservative ratings that his first-term opponent Adam Kinzinger. Does it matter? Guess we won’t know until after the polls close. Here’s Manzullo’s latest press release about his latest TV ad: Latest TV … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Don Manzullo: American Conservative Union Ranks Manzullo #1 Conservative Illinois Member of Congress Kinzinger ranked #8 of 11 GOP Members from IL in lifetime ratings [WASHINGTON] – The American Conservative Union, America’s oldest and largest grassroots conservative … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Don Manzullo: National Journal Rankings Confirm Manzullo Much More Conservative Than Kinzinger [WASHINGTON] – The National Journal, an authoritative non-partisan news source on politics and policy in our nation’s capital, has confirmed that Congressman Don … Continue reading
Can’t say I’ve ever seen this before. Politician A quotes Columnist A in an attempt to gain support in campaign against Politician B. Politician A takes Columnist A’s words completely out of context. Columnist A gives Politician A a whooping! … Continue reading
It would be fun to be able to see Rockford TV this next month. There will be lots of television ads in the Don Manzullo campaign against Adam Kinzinger. Here’s one from Manzullo: … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Don Manzullo: Manzullo 6, Kinzinger 0 in Endorsements from Statewide Conservative Organizations Manzullo gets nod from two more IL conservative groups [ROCKFORD] – Congressman Don Manzullo (R-IL) continued his dominance in securing endorsements from statewide … Continue reading
I found this in the Daily Journal of Kankakee. (Yes. Manzullo’s new 16th District includes the county on the Illinois-Indiana border south of Kankakee County.) The final question in a candidate summary article and its answer follows: “What separates you … Continue reading
To its credit the Associated Press (reporter Sophia Tareen) wrote a story about the Illinois Tea Party endorsement for Congressman Don Manzullo. But, wait a minute. In its first paragraph reporter Tareen mentions a 2010 endorsement of opponent Adam Kinzinger … Continue reading
Here is the press release: ILLINOIS TEA PARTY ENDORSES DON MANZULLO FOR CONGRESS The Illinois Tea Party is pleased to endorse Don Manzullo to represent Illinois in the 16th congressional district. Congressman Manzullo has an excellent voting record of focusing … Continue reading