See How They Ran Political Atrocities of 1998
As the general election got under way, she brushed aside the advice of her horrified staff and launched into a tirade against a critical column by George Will. “I think because he could not say ‘nigger,’ he said the word ‘corrupt,’” she charged. In fact, Will hadn’t used the C word, much less the N word. She soon issued an apology.
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The race for governor was surprisingly fun. Republican George Ryan cannily accused his equally conservative opponent, Glenn Poshard, of being “a Washington congressman.” Poshard cleverly parried, “Where else are we going to serve in Congress? That’s where Congress is.” (Depends of course on what your definition of “is” is.)
Poshard champion Mike Madigan retaliated by airing a commercial that virtually accused Ryan of murdering six kids from the same family because of a freak accident involving an errant truck driver who may or may not have obtained his driver’s license illegally.
Thus Madigan hoisted Braun on his own Poshard.
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