I met Illinois Libertarian US Senate candidate Mike Labno at Right Nation last month. Nice guy. We discussed the issues--and we agree on many of them. I can assure you that Labno and Democrat Alexi Giannoulias, the failed Mob Banker, agree on very few core issues.From Talking Points Memo:
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Illinois Democratic Senate nominee Alexi Giannoulias admitted yesterday that his campaign had a hand in a mailer sent to conservatives in downstate Illinois touting Libertarian Senate candidate Mike Labno as a "pro-life, pro-gun" alternative to Rep. Mark Kirk, the Republican nominee in the race.The Sun-Times reports that the Chicago Democrat admitted his role in the mailer, which he denies is "deceptive."
A scan of the flyer was posted by the Capitol Fax blog on Tuesday. The front features a picture of Kirk, with the question "not a conservative?" Inside, below a picture of Labno, the flyer reads "Conservative Mike Labno, the only pro-life, pro-gun candidate for U.S. Senate, says Congressman Kirk is 'not a conservative.' Is he right?" The back features a picture of Giannoulias, and reads "While Labno and Kirk fight over labels, Alexi Giannoulias is fighting for Illinois Jobs." The flyer also included a box that read "Paid for by Illinois Victory, a Project of the Lake County Democratic Party."
Of course if Giannoulias wanted to honestly engage downstate voters, he could have participated in a Carbondale debate that was cancelled because he wanted to change the rules of the debate. The Mob Banker is getting desperate--the polls are close--but Kirk is slowly building a lead.
Related posts:
ILSen: Mob Banker pulls out of downstate debate
The Southern Illinoisan: Thumbs down to Giannoulias
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