With seven weeks until the GOP 2010 primary, a Chicago Tribune puts former Attorney General Jim Ryan in a commanding lead over the other six Republican gubernatorial candidates. Among 600 likely GOP voters during the week of December 2 through 8,
26% said they'd vote for Jim Ryan, 12% for Andy McKenna, 10%' [...]The Daily Herald reports
Cutting Illinois' minimum wage is increasingly becoming a key proposal by Republican candidates for governor as they push ideas to help the state's economy....Andy Mckenna, a Chicago business owner and former head of the Illinois Republican Party...told WBBM's At Issue [...]from the McKenna/Murphy campaign
CHICAGO - Andy McKenna, Republican gubernatorial candidate and Lt Governor candidate Matt Murphy received an endorsement from the Cuba Township Republican Organization.
Andy McKenna remarked, "To receive the endorsement of the Cuba Township Republican Organization is an honor. With the support of Tom Gooch" [...]
[Article syndicated from TomRoeser.com. The views expressed do not necessarily represent those of IR.]
McKenna Pere Sucks Up All the Money for His Kid.
This from a veteran GOP ex-campaign manager I respect: No one...and I mean no one...worries about Andy McKenna, Jr. as a [...]
Below are our daily picks from the Illinois blogosphere and media at large:
Handing The GOP A Problem
GOP gubernatorial candidate Andy McKenna
wants to cut the state's minimum wage. NBC's Steve Rhodes responds that
this blue state likely won't take kindly to such a proposal.
Overcoming Stigma
Tim
Klein at' [...]
The Daily Herald reports
Cutting Illinois' minimum wage is increasingly becoming a key proposal by Republican candidates for governor as they push ideas to help the state's economy....Andy Mckenna, a Chicago business owner and former head of the Illinois Republican Party...told WBBM's At Issue program on 780 AM Friday that' [...][Article syndicated from TomRoeser.com. The views expressed do not necessarily represent those of IR.]
Kass
My favorite newspaper columnist John Kass' interview of Andy McKenna was superbly subtle which eluded some media critics. In the latest in a series of interviews which he's doing on candidates for [...]
CHICAGO – Republican Gubernatorial candidate Andy McKenna and Lieutenant Governor candidate Matt Murphy announced endorsements today from State Representatives Mark Beaubien and JoAnn Osmond.
Though Republican gubernatorial hopeful Andy McKenna deserves to be fish slapped for his latest TV commercial in which he implies the Tribune used words to criticize Democratic Governor Pat Quinn that the Tribune never used, it strikes me as smart of him to bypass his primary challengers [...]
from the McKenna/Murphy campaign
CHICAGO – Republican gubernatorial candidate Andy McKenna called on Governor Pat Quinn to stop hiding the truth from Illinois voters about the fact that Illinois is on the brink of bankruptcy and that our unemployment is at record levels.
“It is time Governor Quinn [...]
From the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza -- "For our money, the best ads we've seen so far in the 2010 midterms are in Illinois for Republican gubernatorial candidate Andy McKenna. McKenna, a former state party chair, has featured the famous hair of disgraced former Gov." [...]
This morning's Republicans of Lyons Township candidate forum ended with endorsements for Patrick Hughes for U.S. Senate, and fell one vote short of backing Dan Proft for governor. Andy McKenna was the next highest vote gubernatorial vote getter -- at 14. 29 votes were needed for endorsement.
Lyons Township GOP also endorsed' [...]
Adam Andrzejewski's campaign released a poll that shows Jim Ryan leads the other Republican candidate for Illinois governor. 
We're getting conflicting information, but this is what the McKenna campaign is putting out today ...we'll update as soon as we get to the bottom of this.
The New Trier Township Republican Organization today endorsed Andy McKenna for Governor.
“We are thrilled to receive the endorsement of the New Trier Township Republicans,” [...]
