Party guns come out blazing in State Treasurer's race
Back when Knox County States Attorney Paul Mangieri was annointing as the Democratic party choice for Treasurer, the pick was met with some consternation and grumbles. Party players didn't think he was enough of a heavy-weight, had some weaknesses, and in general the conventional wisdom was that the party could have done better.
There was even some conjecture that Mangieri would be essentially left hung out to dry, without much party backing in his race against his primary challenger, the golden Greek, Alexi Giannoulias.
That suspicion was blown away in a big way with the arrival in yesterday's mail of not one, but two large mail pieces in which the party big-feet came out swinging for the fences and taking Giannoulias apart in no uncertain terms.
Keep in mind that this is a primary and these two are in the same party.
First we have this amazing blast comparing Mangieri's aging Victorian fixer-upper to some Gold Coast lakefront condo complex in Chicago. (as if Giannulias occupies the entire building) But they're just getting started.
On the reverse, there's a comparison that... well go ahead and take a look.
The comparisons read for Mangieri vs. Giannoulias:
Age:
M: 46
G: 29
Occupation:
M: Prosecutor
G: Vice-President of father's bank
Qualifications:
M: U.S. Navy veteran, joined military to pay for school. Has put corrupt officials, violent criminals and financial scammers behind bars as Knox County Attorney. Successfully recovered taxpayer dollars from a corporation that abandoned his community and moved abroad.
G: Played basketball in Europe for one year. 3 years of working for father's bank. Family has given thousands of dollars to politicians supporting him.
Marital Status:
M: Married for 15 years, raising family (Though the mailing doesn't mention it, Mangieri has TWELVE kids!!)
G: Young, single and rich (My favorite! ha! Why are people always picking on us young, single, rich people??)
Other:
M: Responsible Investment and Taxpayer Education (RITE) Mangieri will fight predatory lending, identity theft and fraud. To receive state deposits banks will have to prove that they invest in their communities and meet strict ethical standards.
G: Giannoulias's millionaire father and shady business associates are funding his campaign Giannoulias took money from questionable sources before being forced to give it back after media reports exposed it. Illinois can't afford another politician like Alexi Giannoulias.
YIKES!!!
And then the other mailing loudly proclaiming the backing of Sec. of State Jesse White, A.G. Lisa Madigan, Comptroller Dan Hynes, Party Chair Madigan and Emil Jones, president of the Senate, and listing the endorsements of the state AFL-CIO, IL Federation of Teachers, and the Dem County Chairman's Association
The reverse is an endorsemnt blurb customized to include Lane Evans' signature in addition to those of White, Lisa Madigan, and Hynes.
Hmmm. I wonder who the party supports in this?
posted by The Inside Dope @ 3/14/2006
10 comments
10 Comments:
Kinda wierd that Durbin endorsed Mangeri and Obama endorsed Giannulais.
Makes one wonder what Mike Madigan wants PAul Mangeri to do for him once he successfully installs him as Democratic Party State Treasuer?
As I tell folks here in Iowa, my lovely home state of Illinois is the only place I've seen were Democrats can get away with beating the hell out of each other.
Check out the story in Crain's it lays a few more of those casual, accidential, unintended loans that appear to have happened over and over.
It appears Sen. Obama and Cong. Jackson failed to do any fact checking beore they dove in.
Hopefully Demos solve the problem next week and we don't have to watch this guy get pummeled by the GOPs
The Giannoulias family's actions at their Hubbard Woods' (Winnetka/Glencoe) shopping center is giving many North Shore liberals second thoughts about supporting Alexi for Treasurer. For months, it was all people up there would talk about.
The CRAIN's article is devastating.
Giannuoulius will be toast in the fall against the GOP Hopefully, voters will get a quick education and thanks to the Democratic Party of Illinois for helping us understand the issues better.
Besides, I'm sick of twenty-somethings who have done ZIP to elect Democrats suddenly get handed plum jobs. It's amazing and kills morale in our party.
You're right we should hold back opportunities for up and comers and instead run people who run for everything until they win something. Great idea. Good bye Dan Hynes, Good bye Lisa Madigan, Hello Paul Mangieri hopefully you'll win an office you like sometime and stick with it.
I think the negative ads will backfire. They are truly disgusting from a candidate who apparently has nothing to offer but ambition without talent. The Sangamon County Democratic Party endorsed four candidates in the primary, including Mangieri, and I'm voting against all of them. I'm tired of conservative party leaders who don't have the people's best interests in mind.
My understanding is that Mangieri was a JAG Corps officer.
When I was in recruiting there were no Navy programs to pay for law school except for the Law Education Program (LEP) for active duty personnel.
Since Mangieri doesn't mention a Navy career prior to being a JAG, I doubt he went to law school on the LEP.
Lots of lawyers want to join the military, so it's not like the military has to recruit (or give money) for these programs.
This is the irony about the debate on access to law schools by military recruiters. The recruiters could care less about access to law schools b/c law students come to the recruiters.
I doubt Mangieri is "lying" about his background, but it seems like a media person might have overstated a minor detail.
Hey Sarso-
I said I'm sick and tired of rewarding people in their twenties who have done ZIP to help Democrats around the state. Dan Hynes and his family spent decades doing that. Ditto for Lisa Madigan.
Alexi comes out of nowhere. The only thing on his resume is that he gave Barack Obama $80,000. Obama, Mr. ethics, has a lot of explaining to do with this endorsement. Alexi is toast in the fall because the GOP will make mince meat of his checkered past, ties to banking irregulatities, etc. Obama screwed up big time on this one.
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