Razor thin in IL: Kirk 47.4% Giannoulias 47.1% (77% reporting)

[tritsofme]

http://elections.chicagotribune.com/results/

[kevinbgoode]

1. Ugh...now I'm getting worried. . .

c'mon, Alexi! While Kirk isn't a teabagger, he is a liar. . .

man, pull some votes in downstate, Alexi!

[BolivarianHero]

2. State Democrats too stupid to pass IRV...

They'd rather pressure the Greens to stay off the ballot than create a system that prevents vote splitting and locks out the GOP from unfairly usurping power.

[budkin]

Not good

[nickinSTL]

3. yep, Kirk has taken the lead

unless there are counts in urban areas still to come in, Kirk will win it.

[kevinbgoode]

4. What is strange is that Alexi is still ahead in the vote to fill

the unexpired term. . .what does that entail? And now Kirk is ahead for the new term.

[terrya]

5. Jesus.

What a clusterfuck. If it holds, it means Alexi Giannoulias might end up being Senator from November until January, and then Mark Kirk would be Senator for the full 6 year term.

Thank you, disgusting motherfucking corrupt piece of shit Rod Blagojevich.

[madrchsod]

8. ya i kind`a figured blago would fuck the party this year...

and the state will be in gridlock again.

[ProgressiveEconomist]

6. How much of the South Side Chicago vote is in?

[A Cooper]

10. I live on the South Side

It looked like a high turn out in Hyde Park. Something is wrong with this situation :shrug:

[madrchsod]

7. the only good thing in quin`s defeat is

te bagger brady will have to deal with madigan and the rest of the chicago machine...

losing giannoulias to flip flopping kirk is pathetic.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

9. Quinn is ahead right now.

I'm actully surprised alexi is even close...up here ads were probably 3 to 1 against him