Sep 2, 2014
Bloomington event chance to air views, differences for Durbin, OberweisU.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis both made appeals to voters at the Illinois Farm Bureau Candidate Roundtable event Aug. 27, sharing their distinctive views on taxes, immigration, the Affordable Care Act, term limits and more. They shared their plans to help lead Illinois in the U.S. Senate and asked voters for their support in November.
While Durbin has led in early polling as he seeks his fourth term in the U.S. Senate, a Chicago Sun-Times/We Ask America poll released over the weekend showed the race to be much closer than anticipated. Durbin had a 7-point lead among all poll respondents.
For an idea of how far apart Durbin and Oberweis are, here are highlights from their appearances last week before members of the Illinois Farm Bureau in Bloomington.
Sen. Durbin
Oberweis
In a July Reboot Illinois/We Ask America poll, Durbin led Oberweis among likely voters by 15 points, consistent with results from the same poll conducted in June.
“Durbin doubled up on Oberweis among female participants, who chose Durbin by a 60-30 margin. Durbin also had especially strong showings in Chicago and suburban Cook County, where he led Oberweis by 59 and 38 points, respectively. Two bright spots for Oberweis came in results from suburban collar county and downstate respondents. Oberweis led Durbin 50-41 downstate and 46-42 in the collar counties.”
Read more about the poll results.
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Caitlin Wilson is a staff writer for Reboot Illinois. She graduated from Loyola University Chicago, where she studied journalism and political science. Caitlin has become both endeared to and frustrated with her adopted home state and wants to bring Illinoisans the information they need to actively participate in the politics that directly affect them. You can find Reboot on Facebook here and on Twitter at @rebootillinois.