As I said last night, I have a penchant for close elections.
Having been through this process before, I know the importance of making sure every voice is heard, and every vote is counted. I believe we will win. Our campaign continues to wait for the results from local election officials.
The people of Illinois cast 3.6 million votes in this election. As of right now, there is a difference of less than one vote per precinct. We must allow election authorities to do their job as we wait for official results, which are then certified by the State Board of Elections.
In addition to the ballots cast in the precincts, absentee and military ballots remain to be counted, and I believe we will win.”
Showing posts with label Bill Brady. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bill Brady. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Peoria Journal Star: Brady Won't Concede, Expects to Win
BLOOMINGTON — Republican Bill Brady isn't conceding in the extraordinarily tight race for Illinois governor against Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn.
Brady told reporters Wednesday in Bloomington that he believes he will win. He says he's going to wait for the official results after all of the absentee ballots are counted.
Quinn has predicted victory in a year that saw many other Democratic governors tossed out of office.
Brady is trailing Quinn by the thinnest of margins. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Quinn's lead was just more than 8,300 vote of the 3.6 million cast. Quinn has nearly 47 percent of the vote compared to 46 percent for Brady.
Brady told reporters Wednesday in Bloomington that he believes he will win. He says he's going to wait for the official results after all of the absentee ballots are counted.
Quinn has predicted victory in a year that saw many other Democratic governors tossed out of office.
Brady is trailing Quinn by the thinnest of margins. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Quinn's lead was just more than 8,300 vote of the 3.6 million cast. Quinn has nearly 47 percent of the vote compared to 46 percent for Brady.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Sen Bill Brady (R) Statement on Gov Quinn Awarding Pay Hikes to Staff
from the Brady for Governor Campaign,
"This morning, working families in Illinois woke up to learn that Governor Quinn is doling out massive pay raises as high as 24 thousand dollars to political cronies on his own staff, while the rest of us are tightening our belts, struggling just to get by.
I believe pay hikes for state government executives during a fiscal crisis is outrageous, but Governor Quinn? He defends his executive pay hikes, telling viewers on Chicago Tonight, "...that’s how it works."
Well Governor, feathering the nests of your own political cronies while working families are just scraping by is NOT how government should work. If Pat Quinn is serious about controlling state spending, he should immediately enact a wage freeze on state government payroll, and reverse his pay hikes for his executive staff today."
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"This morning, working families in Illinois woke up to learn that Governor Quinn is doling out massive pay raises as high as 24 thousand dollars to political cronies on his own staff, while the rest of us are tightening our belts, struggling just to get by.
I believe pay hikes for state government executives during a fiscal crisis is outrageous, but Governor Quinn? He defends his executive pay hikes, telling viewers on Chicago Tonight, "...that’s how it works."
Well Governor, feathering the nests of your own political cronies while working families are just scraping by is NOT how government should work. If Pat Quinn is serious about controlling state spending, he should immediately enact a wage freeze on state government payroll, and reverse his pay hikes for his executive staff today."
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Brady Campaign Releases New Ad Urging People to "Believe" in New Leadership
Bill Brady has released a new Campaign Ad called "Believe"
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Sen Brady (R) Comments on Downgrade of Illinois Credit Rating
"For the second time in two weeks, another independent voice has downgraded our state's credit rating citing a fiscal crisis under the leadership of Governor Pat Quinn. The downgrade by the widely respected Fitch rating agency will cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, and, according to Fitch, makes Illinois second only to California as the worst rated state in America.
The moves by Fitch and other independent rating agencies are a stark reminder of the failed economic policies under the Quinn-Blagojevich administrations. Illinois cannot afford four more years of taxing and spending under Pat Quinn."
The moves by Fitch and other independent rating agencies are a stark reminder of the failed economic policies under the Quinn-Blagojevich administrations. Illinois cannot afford four more years of taxing and spending under Pat Quinn."
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Latest Rasmussen Poll Shows Sen Brady (R) with 11 Point Lead Over Gov Quinn (D)
From Rasmussen Reports.com
Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn and his Republican challenger Bill Brady are aggressively duking it out for governor of Illinois, but the numbers in the race aren’t moving.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state finds Brady with 47% of the vote, while Quinn chalks up 36% support. Eight percent (8%) prefer some other candidate in the race, and 10% remain undecided.
The numbers have scarcely budged since early March when Brady was declared the winner of the GOP Primary by 193 votes out of 750,000 cast. In the first Rasmussen Reports survey after the state election board’s decision, Brady posted a 47% to 37% lead over Quinn. In late April, the Republican was ahead 45% to 38%.
Quinn continues to fall well short of the 50% level considered critical for incumbents at this stage of a campaign. This is especially telling in President Obama’s home state which has trended Democratic in recent years.
Despite Brady’s narrow primary win, he now has the support of 80% of Republican voters. By comparison, Quinn who also narrowly defeated a primary challenger gets just 60% of Democratic votes. Voters not affiliated with either party prefer the Republican by better than two-to-one.
But Quinn, who became governor when Rod Blagojevich was impeached by the State Senate for corruption, also faces major budget problems which have led to a recent downgrading of the state’s credit rating. State legislators just approved a budget with a $13 billion deficit and, after rejecting Quinn’s calls for an income tax hike and higher taxes on cigarettes, left it to him to make cuts to close the budget gap.
Additional information from the survey will be released during the week at RasmussenReports.com/Illinois.
Only 37% of Illinois voters are at least somewhat confident that Quinn will make the right choices when it comes to cutting the state budget, but 60% don’t share that confidence. This includes eight percent (8%) who are Very Confident in the governor and 31% who are Not At All Confident.
Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn and his Republican challenger Bill Brady are aggressively duking it out for governor of Illinois, but the numbers in the race aren’t moving.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state finds Brady with 47% of the vote, while Quinn chalks up 36% support. Eight percent (8%) prefer some other candidate in the race, and 10% remain undecided.
The numbers have scarcely budged since early March when Brady was declared the winner of the GOP Primary by 193 votes out of 750,000 cast. In the first Rasmussen Reports survey after the state election board’s decision, Brady posted a 47% to 37% lead over Quinn. In late April, the Republican was ahead 45% to 38%.
Quinn continues to fall well short of the 50% level considered critical for incumbents at this stage of a campaign. This is especially telling in President Obama’s home state which has trended Democratic in recent years.
Despite Brady’s narrow primary win, he now has the support of 80% of Republican voters. By comparison, Quinn who also narrowly defeated a primary challenger gets just 60% of Democratic votes. Voters not affiliated with either party prefer the Republican by better than two-to-one.
But Quinn, who became governor when Rod Blagojevich was impeached by the State Senate for corruption, also faces major budget problems which have led to a recent downgrading of the state’s credit rating. State legislators just approved a budget with a $13 billion deficit and, after rejecting Quinn’s calls for an income tax hike and higher taxes on cigarettes, left it to him to make cuts to close the budget gap.
Additional information from the survey will be released during the week at RasmussenReports.com/Illinois.
Only 37% of Illinois voters are at least somewhat confident that Quinn will make the right choices when it comes to cutting the state budget, but 60% don’t share that confidence. This includes eight percent (8%) who are Very Confident in the governor and 31% who are Not At All Confident.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
GOP Gov Candidate Bill Brady's Statement on Start of Blagojevich Trial
from the Bill Brady campaign
June 8, 2010
Statement from Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Bill Brady on today's start of the Blagojevich corruption trial:
"The beginning of disgraced Governor Rod Blagojevich's criminal trial is a stark reminder to voters that too many Illinois politicians have long placed their own interests before the people's interests. Enough is enough.
This election marks one of the best opportunities in a generation to finally put an end to the back room deals, and the go along, get along culture of politics as usual in Springfield. But we can't change Illinois by electing politicians like Governor Pat Quinn, who publicly stated that Rod Blagojevich -- whom he served alongside -- is an "honest" politician with "integrity." We need a clean break.
These criminal proceedings are just another example of the choice voters will face this November -- more insider politics as usual under Governor Quinn, or a fresh start for Illinois taxpayers."
June 8, 2010
Statement from Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Bill Brady on today's start of the Blagojevich corruption trial:
"The beginning of disgraced Governor Rod Blagojevich's criminal trial is a stark reminder to voters that too many Illinois politicians have long placed their own interests before the people's interests. Enough is enough.
This election marks one of the best opportunities in a generation to finally put an end to the back room deals, and the go along, get along culture of politics as usual in Springfield. But we can't change Illinois by electing politicians like Governor Pat Quinn, who publicly stated that Rod Blagojevich -- whom he served alongside -- is an "honest" politician with "integrity." We need a clean break.
These criminal proceedings are just another example of the choice voters will face this November -- more insider politics as usual under Governor Quinn, or a fresh start for Illinois taxpayers."
Friday, April 30, 2010
Brady Campaign Touts Lead in Emails
FROM BILL BRADY CAMPAIGN EMAIL
Voters continue to support Bill Brady's call for a clean break from the old politics in Illinois. In fact, a sixth consecutive poll, released today, shows a big lead. Rasmussen Reports reveals Bill beating Pat Quinn by 45 to 38 percent. Only 40 percent of voters approve of Quinn's job as governor.
Clearly voters are against Quinn's push to raise state income taxes by 33 percent. The "iTunes" tax plan and canoe czar fiasco further showed the governor's inability to stand up for Illinois voters.
In fact every statewide public poll released in the past month has shown Bill Brady with a significant lead against Pat Quinn. A survey conducted in southern Illinois shows Bill Brady leading Quinn there 49 to 25 percent.
Voters continue to support Bill Brady's call for a clean break from the old politics in Illinois. In fact, a sixth consecutive poll, released today, shows a big lead. Rasmussen Reports reveals Bill beating Pat Quinn by 45 to 38 percent. Only 40 percent of voters approve of Quinn's job as governor.
Clearly voters are against Quinn's push to raise state income taxes by 33 percent. The "iTunes" tax plan and canoe czar fiasco further showed the governor's inability to stand up for Illinois voters.
In fact every statewide public poll released in the past month has shown Bill Brady with a significant lead against Pat Quinn. A survey conducted in southern Illinois shows Bill Brady leading Quinn there 49 to 25 percent.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
GOP Gov Candidate Bill Brady Calls on Gov Quinn to Back Building of Walmart SuperStore on Chicago's Southside
FROM THE BRADY CAMPAIGN
CHICAGO -- Bill Brady continued his campaign against "food deserts" today, again saying that Governor Pat Quinn should speak out firmly to allow a job-creating Wal-Mart in the Pullman neighborhood of Chicago.
Brady has long been a voice to bring opportunity to food deserts in Chicago, introducing legislation on the issue last May and visiting hard hit areas. A vote on the Pullman project is expected in the city zoning commission next week.
"Whose side is the governor on?" Brady asked. "Instead of trying to raise our taxes, he should be standing up for raised opportunity. And I support those who understand that one of the most effective anti-violence programs is jobs."
Last week, Brady noted the significant campaign contributions that Quinn has taken from the major opponents of the Wal-Mart project.
Last May, Brady, a State Senator and candidate for governor, introduced legislation that would prevent municipalities from blocking the construction so-called big-box stores. He has also visited an area in the Chatham neighborhood to show his support for a proposed Wal-Mart there.
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and Alderman Anthony Beale (9th) support the Pullman Wal-Mart. It would be located in Beale's community. Many local residents and leaders have also spoken out in support, and the the Chicago Tribune has editorialized in favor of the project. News reports today say unions and Wal-Mart will be meeting to talk about ways to go forward with the project.
"It couldn't be more timely for the governor to speak up. Public officials must not stand as an obstacle between hard-working people and the places they want to work and shop," Brady said. "The governor's vocal support could help move this forward. If we are serious about combating unemployment and violence, let's let people work."
According to reports, the ward is facing 30% unemployment. The project, which awaits approval from the zoning commission and city council, would create almost 4,000 jobs, including about 780 unionized construction workers. The store would then hire nearly 700 employees.
"Like the mayor and alderman, I believe we should support opportunity in a place where so many people are now unemployed," Brady said. "I hope Pat Quinn strongly agrees."
CHICAGO -- Bill Brady continued his campaign against "food deserts" today, again saying that Governor Pat Quinn should speak out firmly to allow a job-creating Wal-Mart in the Pullman neighborhood of Chicago.
Brady has long been a voice to bring opportunity to food deserts in Chicago, introducing legislation on the issue last May and visiting hard hit areas. A vote on the Pullman project is expected in the city zoning commission next week.
"Whose side is the governor on?" Brady asked. "Instead of trying to raise our taxes, he should be standing up for raised opportunity. And I support those who understand that one of the most effective anti-violence programs is jobs."
Last week, Brady noted the significant campaign contributions that Quinn has taken from the major opponents of the Wal-Mart project.
Last May, Brady, a State Senator and candidate for governor, introduced legislation that would prevent municipalities from blocking the construction so-called big-box stores. He has also visited an area in the Chatham neighborhood to show his support for a proposed Wal-Mart there.
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and Alderman Anthony Beale (9th) support the Pullman Wal-Mart. It would be located in Beale's community. Many local residents and leaders have also spoken out in support, and the the Chicago Tribune has editorialized in favor of the project. News reports today say unions and Wal-Mart will be meeting to talk about ways to go forward with the project.
"It couldn't be more timely for the governor to speak up. Public officials must not stand as an obstacle between hard-working people and the places they want to work and shop," Brady said. "The governor's vocal support could help move this forward. If we are serious about combating unemployment and violence, let's let people work."
According to reports, the ward is facing 30% unemployment. The project, which awaits approval from the zoning commission and city council, would create almost 4,000 jobs, including about 780 unionized construction workers. The store would then hire nearly 700 employees.
"Like the mayor and alderman, I believe we should support opportunity in a place where so many people are now unemployed," Brady said. "I hope Pat Quinn strongly agrees."
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