Friday, December 30, 2005
Congressman Mark Kirk's Poll and Analysis on "Inurbs" & "Exurbs"
Blogger Bill Barr found this gem, and posted it on Illinoize, the aggregator of Illinois political blogs to which I contribute.
He points people toward the Weekly Standard article entitled, “A Congress of Mayors.”
Within the article is the following on the 8th congressional district:
For the rest of Kirk's take on issues it will take to bring suburbs back to the GOP, click here.
He points people toward the Weekly Standard article entitled, “A Congress of Mayors.”
Within the article is the following on the 8th congressional district:
The most vulnerable Democratic seat? That belongs to Melissa Bean, whose Illinois district is adjacent to Kirk’s. She defeated Republican Phil Crane with 52% of the vote in a district Bush won with 56 percent. A dozen House Democrats represent suburban districts captured by Bush last year.Kirk believes that the outer suburbs, which he calls the “exurbs” are heavily populated by “entrepreneurs and managers who run family-owned businesses or are in sales,” Weekly Standard Executive Editor Fred Barnes writes in his January 2, 2006, issue. These folks know the frustration with dealing regularly with government regulations.
For the rest of Kirk's take on issues it will take to bring suburbs back to the GOP, click here.
