You know times are rough for the GOP when they have to plow through twenty names in order to find a replacement candidate for the seat of retiring Rep. Jerry Weller:
Chicago-area concrete contractor Martin Ozinga (R) is expected to be added next month to the November ballot to succeed Illinois GOP Rep. Jerry Weller, a Republican operative in the Land of Lincoln told Roll Call on Monday.
For weeks, Republican county chairmen in Weller’s central Illinois district have worked their way through a list of 20 potential replacements for New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann, who abruptly dropped out of the race to replace Weller a month ago.
Ouch!
. . . Illinois residents having a particular fondness for candidates whose surnames are unusual and begin with the letter O.
I bet they won’t even spend a cent on this race.
This has to now be the most likely seat to flip this election season.