The so-called GOP “consensus candidate” to succeed retiring Rep. Jerry Weller and take on Democratitc state Sen. Debbie Halvorson, New Lenox mayor Tim Baldermann, is looking more and more like a dud. Case in point: GOP crumb-bum extraordinaire Dennis Hastert is bailing out the Baldermann campaign with a much-needed fundraiser:
Baldermann admits he needs the money.
“I have done very little fundraising,” he said. “It makes me sick to my stomach. My campaign people gave me a list of people who gave money to (Weller). I told them, ‘If you think I’m going to call somebody who’s never heard of me and ask for $2,300, that’s insane.’ I fight with them every single day over it.
“They wanted my Christmas card list. I’m not doing that stuff. I refuse to do it. The Republican Party wanted me to run; the Republican Party should help fund my campaign.”
Which Republican Party, Tim? This one?
Get serious.
Don’t expose this dud James let him run and get trounced.
And the big bad wolf Larry Craig said: “And I will huff and I will puff and I will blow your….
Hey, let’s get Balderman to recruit Craig for his election team 🙂
to complete that last quote?
Usually ends with “your house down”… usually…
Isn’t that like a bodybuilder who won’t lift weights?
Unless, of course, the person is a billionaire