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the debates as we speak. WIll WAPO have it as their above the fold article 2 days in a row? Will the Chicago Tribune?

Seriously, we know where this is headed She'll dodge the debates and rely on free campaign air time from WGN and the Trib. And if anybody dares to question her not living in the district or ducking debates, she'll pull a Kerry and just say, "How dare you criticize me?"

and could not find anywhere where she designated herself as a democrat. i did find it under the press tab, in an article written by someone else...but that was an indirect reference.

does anyone know whether she gives a 'heads up' to the debate organizers, or just totally stiffs them?

That the whole Lamont/Lieberman thing has her bothered and she may be trying to Throw the election.

She's a Veteran. Yes, she's against the war in Iraq. But she is Not anti-military (or at least has shown no signs of it yet). Lamont and the wing of the Democratic Party that supports him are Vehemently and Loudly anti-military, and she may have decided, consiously or unconsiously, that she wants no part of it.

While the Major media outlets won't say anything about it, you can Bet the local media will talk about her failing to appear at the debates. And the audience will spread the word. If she continues to avoid them, she won't win.

"Always be honest with yourself even if you are honest with no one else...
...It helps you keep track of your lies..."
--Myself

That's her problem. And she may not be a quick study--her other problem--and why she won't debate.

Seems to me Roskam has this one tied up regardless of debates. Anyone else agree with that assessment?

If you go out to her issues page and the press release page tere is nothing there. Its all bush is evil, blah blah blah hes killing our future, blah blah the war has endangered us drive an alternative fueled vehicle.

She doesn't even bother to proclaim her party affiliation. The whole page seems structured to not offend. It succeeds in not offending but only by not saying anything. The only thing I take from the page is that she feels she is annointed and will win if she doesn't blunder.

"Maybe she just got lost; it's not like she's actually from the district."

Hoffman Estates where Duckworth lives is in both districts from what I have read, how far is she from the district line? I think I read somewhere that part of the reason she did not move was the customization of her home to accommodate her injuries.

I've also browsed her campaign web site, she did not come across as a wild eyed Liberal by the way.

I worked with Ladda Duckworth for one year. Yes, Ladda. Keep your real name, or change it. We don’t need to call you by your nickname Tammy. Like, "Scooter" Libby?

Ladda came to Rotary International in Evanston after I was there for six months or so. The woman was a walking hurricane. She had to talk fast, and over you, and had no time to listen. I mean really listen. I had a bad feeling about her, but everyone at Rotary loved her. How could they not? She would talk to you like she just read Carnegie's book. She would make you feel like you were her best friend, BUT, she really wasn't listening to you. Very phony. I can spot phony 1,000 miles away.

So we go out for lunch one day as a group, and she spent the whole time monopolizing the conversation. She wouldn't shut up. Then she starts on about her Honda CR-V. Well, I started to talk with her about my having a CR-V too.

She didn't even look, or listen to me. I HAD A CRV TOO! It didn't matter. I was an administrative person. She didn't need anything from me, so I was useless to her. And she made me feel that way by not even looking at me. And who knows, maybe she didn't even hear me. It’s possible. Because she wouldn't stop talking, and, she talked loudly and clearly so as to not give anyone a chance to jump in.

She did the same thing in the debates last spring. She was on WLS Channel 7, and she kept interrupting everyone. Even the moderator! I was at home doing dishes while watching her, and I was steaming the dishes enough with my frustration at her non-answers to the direct questions.

My advice to her is to run in her own district, and make those phony connections in her own town. Unless she’s afraid of something. And if she is, then she's a perfect politician because they can't stop running for fear of letting it all catch up to them.