Sun-Times Reports $6.3 Million Spent on TV Ads in Roskam-Casten Campaign

As of deadline for Monday’s Chicago Sun-Times political reporter Lynn Sweet had discovered the following television expenditures in the race between Congressman Peter Roskam and his Democratic Party challenger Sean Caster: $7.6 million for Casten $6.5 million for Roskam The … Continue reading

Proft PAC Spends $200,000 on Chicago TV, $19,000 on Newspaper Ads

Watchers of WBBM, WGN and WLS-TV are going to see ads for State Senate candidate Dan McConchie (or maybe negative ads against opponents Martin McLaughlin and Casey Urlacher) as a result of a $200,000 buy by Dan Proft’s Political Action … Continue reading

Joe Walsh Comments on First Negative TV Ad by Tammy Duckworth

A press release from Congressman Joe Walsh: Rep. Walsh Comments on Duckworth’s Negative Campaign Commercial Democrat candidate for Congress in Illinois’ 8th district, Tammy Duckworth, recently began airing a campaign commercial attacking Congressman Joe Walsh. Duckworth had previously pledged she … Continue reading

McSweeney Gets Hit Three Times on Abortion, Advantage Beaubien

It wasn’t a one-two punch. It was a one-two-three punch. There were two mailings. One was from the Democratic Party of Illinois. “To extremist David McSweeney Women’s Health is just another political game.” [I’m sure that Dave McSweeney considers his … Continue reading