Illinois DUers: Vote, and check in!

[Robb]

You've got a primary today! :)

[metisnation]

1. obama baby

I can't wait to vote!!!

:kick:

[Padraig18]

2. Done at 6:01 a.m.

I was voter #2 in my precinct! Voted for Dean and Obama, and 'yes' on the property-tax increase on people making over $250K/yr. :)

[AntiLempa]

18. Urbana, IL

I also voted for Barak Obama and Dennis Kucinich and yes on the referendum. We also have a great candidate running for State Representative. A young charismatic newcomer named David Gill. We're hoping that he will unseat Tim Johnson.

By the way Padraig18, do you live in Urbana, IL?

[Padraig18]

25. I live in Arcola.

Here's Dr. Gill's website:

http://www.davidgillforcongress.com

Howdy, neighbor!

[Guaranteed]

32. Arcola? Is that the broom capitol of the world? nt

[Cuban_Liberal]

59. It sure is!

:D

[dogman]

3. Done

Clark,Obama, and myself twice.

[LincolnMcGrath]

4. HERE

Can Go Whenever. Poll 1 block away.

[xray s]

5. My household

3 votes for Obama

1 Kerry, 1 Edwards, 1 Kucinich (that last one was mine!)

[in_cog_ni_to]

6. No shit?

I voted for Wes Clark, his delegates and Barak Obama. :bounce:

on edit....
My husband voted for Clark and Obama too!

[Paulie]

7. Yippie

I voted for Kucinich/Skinner, my wife said she voted Kucinich/Obamma. My boss suprised me by voting for Kucinich! Said he did listen to me! :) :) :)

[Padraig18]

8. OMG, Tony (Cuban_Liberal) just said that he voted for Dean!

Said he wants to send a message to the party leadership:D

[Guaranteed]

31. Right on!

Go CubanLiberal!

[Logansquare]

56. That was my philosophy

Kerry has the nomination sewn up, but I want him (and the DNC) to keep their ears open to the rest of us.

[eyesroll]

9. Pretending I'm my parents (I'm in WI; they're in IL)

Dad: Obama/"LaRouche -- just kidding -- nobody" via absentee (he's an election judge today!)
Mom: Obama/"I'm not telling. But I guess it doesn't matter since Kerry's already won." (She's always been secret about her votes -- she let her vote for Obama slip. I'm suspecting Kerry, or maybe one of the candidates that nobody's heard of, or a write-in.)

[LincolnMcGrath]

10. I am back

How did you all vote on raising state income tax on the over 250k crowd?



“Shall the people of Illinois by referendum create an Education Trust Fund which would raise the state income tax only on those individuals who make more than a quarter-million dollars a year (less than 2% of all taxpayers) in order to improve education funding for every Illinois public school student and provide property tax relief for every Illinois homeowner guaranteed by the state constitution?”

[Padraig18]

11. We both voted 'yes'.

It's time that 'them what has' part with some of it. :evilgrin:

[in_cog_ni_to]

13. That wasn't on MY ballot!!!!???? Why not?

:shrug:

[Padraig18]

14. Not in every county.

It wasn't a state-wide proposition; oddly enough, it was on the ballot in my very Republican county...

[in_cog_ni_to]

19. I live in a repuke village too.... :( I'm surrounded by them.

“Shall the people of Illinois by referendum create an Education Trust Fund which would raise the state income tax only on those individuals who make more than a quarter-million dollars a year (less than 2% of all taxpayers) in order to improve education funding for every Illinois public school student and provide property tax relief for every Illinois homeowner guaranteed by the state constitution?”

I think I'm a PEOPLE of Illinois? and it's for every Illinois public school student, right? Hmmmm. I/we should have voted on that. I wonder what the hell is up?

on edit...
If it's NOT a statewide proposition...where is it on the ballot? I'm 60 miles south of Chicago. AND, if it's for the PEOPLE of Illinois and EVERY Illinois school student, WHY isn't it a statewide proposition?

[LincolnMcGrath]

15. hmm

:shrug:

[never cry wolf]

44. Wasn't on my ballot either in Lake County

Dammit, that would have been a no brainer!

I did vote yes to raise sales taxes to coordinate the stoplights in the county, traffic sucks!

Also, Dennis, Obama and Melissa Bean!!

[greatauntoftriplets]

58. A funny story about Melissa Bean.

A friend at work lives in the same congressional district as you, steviet_2003, and absolutely despites Crane. Because of work sometimes, however, he must work closely with Lake County Republican officials.

One time he and a high county official were discussing Crane and Bean. The official actually suggested that if Melissa change from D to R, that she would win the primary and race hands down. My friend was flabbergasted that this individual would say that, even though he privately agrees.

[never cry wolf]

82. I HATE crane

Not only a dyed in the wool repuke and rummy's successor in his seat, but an inneffictive one. Has ANYONE ever heard of ANYTHING he has proposed or done!

In the back of my mind I have considered running against him. If Missy Bean loses this year and doesn't run in 2006, I just may!

[greatauntoftriplets]

35. Voted yes on the referendum this morning at 7:40 (waited in line)

Then for Kucinich and Obama.

[mopinko]

76. yes, but

i did vote yes, but with a little trepidation. illinois' constitution was amended fairly recently (70) and (i think) a flat income tax was part of that. i am hesitant to overturn that. plus i know the history of these shell games on school funding here, and the suckers had better stick to the plan.

in general, tho, i am strongly in favor of a graduated tax structure. i have no doubt they will be coming after me once that camel's nose is in the tent. and the freakin constitution says the state bears the primary responsibility for funding education, and how that is never interpreted to mean pay 50%+ i do not have a clue.

[madrchsod]

12. obama/ clark

i wanted to vote for ryan but since it`s closed- i couldn`t screw with the republicans.

[chiburb]

16. Ryan?

I'm sure there's a joke in there, but I'm not getting it. Because the sealed divorce records WILL come out? And when they do, Barak will be a shoo-in?

Inquiring minds want to know...

[in_cog_ni_to]

20. I think he/she means a "closed primary" :) n/t

[Padraig18]

24. IL's is open, though.

Hmmm....

[in_cog_ni_to]

26. :) I know.

....that is how I translated what he/she meant by the post. If the primary was "closed" he/she couldn't mess with the repuke candidates. I know, I know...I said hmmmm, too. ;)

[never cry wolf]

45. No, not a joke

I have heard talk that if the records come out and they are half as bad as the rumors Ryan is finished!

Wouldn't that be GREAT!

GO O'BAMA!!!

[chiburb]

17. My daughter's FIRST vote!

Obama and DK...

I vote after work, Obama and Kerry.

[Robb]

38. Give that daughter a hug!

:bounce: Brand spankin' new Democrat! :D

[chiburb]

40. Oh, I did...

I didn't expect to see her today, and the 1st words out of her mouth were "I voted"! She had told me on Sunday that she was voting for DK, gave me her reasons, and I supported her. She asked for advice re the Senate (she goes to school in a cornfield in Indiana) and I gave her the Obama website; hence the vote for the first African-American President (2012)....

Yep, I'm very proud of her...

[never cry wolf]

46. My son's first as well!!

Kerry and Obama for him!

[jmaier]

21. Another Wes Clark / Barak Obama vote here

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

22. Chalk up another vote for Wes and Obama

My husband voted for Kerry and Obama.

[in_cog_ni_to]

23. WooHoo! What if Wes

comes in 2nd??? Would the media even acknowledge it, I wonder? If DU is any kind of barometer...Wes should do well. :bounce:

[Freddie Stubbs]

27. Coming in 2nd place doesn't really matter anymore

All of Kerry's serious opponents have dropped out, and he has a mathamatical lock on the nomination. It is amusing, however, to see when candidates who have dropped out garnering more votes than ones who are still 'campaigning.'

[in_cog_ni_to]

28. I know it doesn't matter to MOST people, but

it would make ME feel good.... I adore that man! :loveya:

[Freddie Stubbs]

34. My point was that the media won't cover it becasue it doens't matter

But I am sure that you will be able to access vote totals at http://www.elections.state.il.us

[in_cog_ni_to]

37. Thanks for the link! n/t

[Guaranteed]

29. I haven't voted yet...being lazy...

But I'll get to it...Dean and Obama. Prolly will either leave the rest blank or just go straight Dem.

Anyway, anyone know what time the polls close?

[chiburb]

33. 7:00 p.m. n/t

.

[ieoeja]

53. Straight Dem?

In a primary?

[Cuban_Liberal]

57. We don't have 'stright ticket' voting here.

The (then) Repuke-controlled legislature changed that a few years ago....

[Guaranteed]

70. LOL

Yeah I didn't have much of a choice. Suppose that meant my votes didn't matter much when there was only one person to vote for.

Somehow I thought it was going to be an open primary. It's different in California- your vote still doesn't count if you vote out of party, but you have the opportunity to.

[LincolnMcGrath]

30. NO "OFFICIAL RESULTS THREAD" YET?

:shrug:

[in_cog_ni_to]

36. I forgot to ask this...

I had on my Clark button when I went to vote and the man at the door to the polling place made me take it off. He said "No political buttons allowed."...YET, they ask me what my party is? :eyes: Did any of you Illinois voters have to remove your campaign buttons?? Just curious. :)

[chiburb]

39. It's the law...

No "electioneering" or campaigning within 500 feet (?) of a polling place. Your button was "campaigning"...

Choosing a Dem or Rep ballot only declares a party, not a person.

[dogman]

41. I had on my Clark button

with just his picture and All Patriot No Act. My other botton said "I don't have to like Bush to love my country". Out in the boonies no one is that strict I guess.

[dansolo]

42. Dean and Obama for me

I also voted for Christine Cegelis to go up against Henry Hyde, though you'd never know that there was even a Democrat running in this district.

[chiburb]

43. Same here, tho my Puke is Biggert...

The Dem is someone named Anderson, and she'll get my vote.

[TomSeaver]

47. Should we worry with Obama

I read this:

Republicans might actually get a bit of a break in Illinois. Jack Ryan, an attractive and wealthy former investment banker who was teaching in an inner-city school until recently, is expected to win the GOP primary. The likely Democratic nominee, state Sen. Barack Obama, is equally, if not more, impressive, yet does not have the personal fortune Ryan has. Blair Hull, the fabulously wealthy Democrat, was expected to win the nomination until revelations about his messy divorce and cocaine use in the 1980s doomed his chances. National Democrats had counted on this seat to be the best of all possible worlds, an easy pickup by a self-funding candidate. Now it is likely to be very close and will have to be funded through more traditional -- read difficult -- means.

[in_cog_ni_to]

48. Obama has some big name endorsers.

I think he'll be fine in the $$$$ factor. Ryan's divorce papers will SURELY be leaked in time for the GE. :evilgrin: You know the Daley's! They have their ways of making things happen for the Dems. ;)

[ieoeja]

52. Ditto (in about an hour)

Had to get the kid to school this morning. We'll go vote after I pick him up.

My ex was going to vote Dean/Hynes, but took a fall last night and isn't going to drag herself out to vote her first day on crutches.

[Ellen Forradalom]

72. You live in Henry Hyde's district?

You poor thing.

When we were househunting in the western burbs I looked up the congressional district of every listing we saw to make sure we stayed out of his district. I can stomach Lipinski, but Hyde, no way.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

86. "Bungalow Bill" Lipinsiki's not that bad.

He's been trying for years to get an overpass constructed on Central Avenue to help traffic congestion on Cicero and Harlem Avenues in the city and southwest suburbs of Burbank, Oak Lawn and Bridgeview. Correct me if I'm wrong, but "Bungalow Bill's" district is in Cook County. I thought Mr. "youthful indiscretion" Hyde's district is in DuPage County.

[Cuban_Liberal]

49. Voted Dean and Obama

:)

[alcuno]

50. I LOVE voting in IL. 5 Democratic polling booths for every 1 Republican

So I'm waiting in line to vote for Kerry and Obama and I say to the guy, "How about that booth? Can I vote there." "That's for the Republicans," he says. The poor booth just sat there unused the whole time. Meanwhile, people started lining up behind me.

[in_cog_ni_to]

51. I LOVE it!

THAT'S what we like to hear!

[citizen snips]

68. Does anybody know the results?

[Logansquare]

54. Obama/Dean

Here in snowy Chicago.

[wndycty]

55. Clark/Obama/Jackson

But of course I look forward to supporting the Kerry ticket!

[NNN0LHI]

60. Lot of voters this morning in my little town of 1,500 at the polling place

I was really surprised. The poll workers said the turnout was good all morning.

Don

[Name removed]

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[alcuno]

71. Welcome to DU, valuesenvironment

I don't think that Kerry should be held responsible for Kennedy's past conduct. From everything I've heard, Ted has been an outstanding uncle to the children of his murdered brothers. It's up to the Lord to decide if he has been remorseful for what he did and if his actions can give him absolution.

We've got 8 months and I have to say that if the alternative is between another 4 years of this disasterous presidency and some hope for change, I hope you'll consider change.

[mopinko]

81. just my 2 cents

well, i hate to tell you but you are a little short on sense. this is the democratic underground, and i don't think you will like it here much. and even the real teddy kennedy, himself, ought to be judged on his whole record.

[metisnation]

84. Just my 2 cents

typical freeper saying it is on a tOOOOOOn of posts in freerethuglic ..go vote for Nader Bushite!

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

62. Clark/Obama

Though I fully support Kerry for Prez, I figure he has his delegates wrapped up and am hoping that support for Clark will translate into consideration for VP.

Ryan is rich and looks like a soap opera star, sure to bring out GOP supporters en masse. My biggest concern about Obama is how he'll play downstate. I think he'll do well in urban areas but not sure about rural counties. I noticed that one poster above spelled his name "O'Bama" and maybe that would help, eh? "O'Bama - he's black Irish, baby!" ;)

[AbbeyRoad]

63. Clark/Obama

Yay! I was actually excited about voting after work all day. Does that mean I need a hobby or something? :)

[Walt Starr]

64. Barak Obama all the way to Washington, baby!

And I got to vote for four Dean delegates, too!

[NewJerseyDem]

65. Obama won

CBS 2 Chicago is reporting that Obama won the senate primary according to exit polls.

[Cocoa]

66. Kucinich/Obama/Davis

plus, I influenced my dad to vote for Obama, and got my sister to vote at all. She didn't even know she had a choice other than Kerry, who she doesn't like because of Skull and Bones.

[Ellen Forradalom]

67. This mama voted Obama.

Also for Howard Dean, all Dean delegates, a Dean alternate; Metropolitan Water Reclamation District: McGowan, Young and Flores; Brewer for State's Attorney; IVI-IPO recommended judges, and YES on the referendum.

My polling place is also Barack Obama's. When I went to vote this morning the polling place was crawling with TV news crews. Obama was there with his wife and kids in front of the cameras.

[truebrit71]

69. Clark/Obama

Wes Clark has ALWAYS been my choice..and always will be...Want to assure my vote in November? Get Wes on the ticket....

[davsand]

73. Voted about 4 this afternoon.

Went Obama and Clark. Also voted for Gill--he's a heck of a nice guy and I do hope he's able to knock off Tim Johnson the GOP Congress critter, but I have to say I'm not as optimistic about his race as I am Obama's.

I am in Champaign County--just outside Champaign-Urbana.

Laura

[aldian159]

74. Voted Kerry/Obama

In the 9th District at around 9:15 today as welll as yes on a bill to give the local elemetary district more funding.

[hedda_foil]

75. Evanston

Dean, 6 Dean delegates and OBAMA!

[BradCKY]

77. Sorry

Didn't vote today, Kerry had won the nomination, and I didn't know enough about the senate candidate besides Blair Hull's ads (again I'm sorry) but I didn't know exactly who to vote for senate.

Granted we have become a BLUE state Thank God for that. :)

[greatauntoftriplets]

79. Are you aware that Illinois was in Gore's column in 2000?

n/t

[BradCKY]

80. Yup

I voted for Gore in 2000.

[mopinko]

78. educational referendum

want to clear this up- this is an ADVISORY referendum. it requires an amendment to the state constitution. it is on the ballot in many places, but apparently not state wide. but it is not binding, so if it does get enacted, you will all get to vote on it.

[metisnation]

83. the GOP threw us a bone

it is on the ballot because it will get an overwhelming yes..and Blagojevich can act on behalf of the voter and raise taxes on this SUPER SMALL ULTRA RICH minority here in IL..relax folks this is a good thing I heard it from the mouth of a Rethug Rep. I swear.

:dem:

:toast:

[mopinko]

85. this is pat quinn's plan

but in the end i do not think it will become law. it must get 3/5 when it does actually get voted on.

[LincolnMcGrath]

87. KICK

Updated: 11:25 p.m.
93% of precincts reporting
x Kerry 809,336 71.7%
Edwards 122,473 10.8%
Moseley Braun 50,396 4.5%
Dean 43,984 3.9%
Sharpton 34,157 3.0%
Kucinich 25,652 2.3%
Lieberman 21,969 1.9%
Clark 17,896 1.6%
LaRouche 3,641 0.3%



U.S. Senate - Dem
Updated: 11:25 p.m.
93% of precincts reporting
x Obama 610,997 52.9%
Hynes 274,706 23.8%
Hull 123,662 10.7%
Pappas 69,343 6.0%
Chico 49,750 4.3%
Skinner 14,568 1.3%
Washington 12,289 1.1%