tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836245.post111440328816467556..comments2023-11-02T07:44:14.413-05:00Comments on Progressive Advocacy: Jack Franks for Governor?Dan Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07467295534995212259noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836245.post-1118287450492498902005-06-08T22:24:00.000-05:002005-06-08T22:24:00.000-05:00Franks is having a funder sponsired by Alderman Me...Franks is having a funder sponsired by Alderman Mell on 6/28. I hope that you attend and see how many "progressives" or "paul vallas" types are in attendance. I respect one's admiration for elected officials, but Franks is clearly acting as Mell's patsy to slap back at Blago. He is abusing his committee chairmanship under the guise of good government and being a reformer. Please tell me that you have the same respect for franks after his 110K night with Mell and his 33rd Ward cronies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836245.post-1114897848608457622005-04-30T16:50:00.000-05:002005-04-30T16:50:00.000-05:00Miller may have written about this weeks ago, but ...Miller may have written about this weeks ago, but buzz around Springfield is that Franks is still weighing his options and that several influential Democratic leaders are encouraging him to runAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836245.post-1114447779861517852005-04-25T11:49:00.000-05:002005-04-25T11:49:00.000-05:00Someday, Miller. Someday. (That's another reason I...Someday, Miller. Someday. (That's another reason I like session days. . . everyone has copies of CapFax in their lobbies)Dan Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07467295534995212259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836245.post-1114445616727007312005-04-25T11:13:00.000-05:002005-04-25T11:13:00.000-05:00Dan, I wrote about this weeks ago, and I don't thi...Dan, I wrote about this weeks ago, and I don't think Franks will run. You really need to pony up for a subscription. lolRich Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05405714376169753223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836245.post-1114444911636262362005-04-25T11:01:00.000-05:002005-04-25T11:01:00.000-05:00I think there are 150,000 independent primary vote...I think there are 150,000 independent primary voters (not necessarily progressive) who can be lured into either party primary. To quote Lincoln "I put my faith in the ultimate judgment of the people", so I'll reject the premise that I don't give credit to the voting public. If there are any shortcomings in understanding the nuances of Chairman Franks' positions on the social three (gays, guns and abortions), that's my shortcoming. To be fair, though, those positions have not yet been really fleshed out publicly outside of his district. I don't get why Jews wouldn't vote for Blagojevich. But you did nail it at the end -- there's a lot of luck in elections, and fortune favors the bold.Dan Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07467295534995212259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836245.post-1114429469414081082005-04-25T06:44:00.000-05:002005-04-25T06:44:00.000-05:00Huh? Your normally lucid and well-reasoned analys...Huh? Your normally lucid and well-reasoned analysis has eluded you, DJW. You actually think 150,000 independent, progressive voters would pull a Republican ballot but for a Democratic governor's primary? And you actually think with the ethics scandals growing around Rod that they would chose him over Franks? <BR/><BR/>Franks is no Glen Poshard, my friend. Poshard was decidedly anti-choice and rabidly pro gun. Franks only "failed" litmus test with choice is supporting parental notification (highly popular with soccer moms and Nascar dads). As to guns, Franks supports gun locks and is anti-assault weapons, hardly an NRA darling. Having a complete hostility to guns won't get you elected downstate or in the burbs. <BR/><BR/>The voting public is a little more sophisticated than you give them credit for - they can understand nuances. And many of those progressives you mention happen to be Jewish, so I doubt they will choose Blagojevich over Franks. <BR/><BR/>Can Franks win? Who knows? Sometimes a scandal hits at the right time, and the one with the cajones to be there to pick up the pieces is the one who walks away with the prize. <BR/><BR/>Run Jack Run!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com