in a race with cheryle jackson and david hoffman, a former inspector general for the city of chicago. joining me now, eric edelsteen. he s a consultant for alexi giannoulias. you were quoted as saying people in the state are angry, the anger is palpable and they are looking at someone to direct that anger at, could be, quite honestly, the democrats in that state. explain more what you meant by those comments? i think is there a cro crosscurrent in anger and certain apathy they don t know who to direct the anger at, frustrated unemployment is higher than the national average. i don t think they are taking it out on one party or the other and they are flailing around, looking for candidates who will get something done on jobs, not just put out platitude, not just talk in soundbite bus deliver
concerned that his former seat could end up in republican hands. tomorrow s democratic primary the leading candidate is state treasurer alexi giannoulias. his strongest challenger ceo cheryle jackson. mark kirk is expected to win, at least he s leading in the polls. his strongest challenge is real estate developer patrick hughes, who joins us now. thank you so much, mr. hughes, for joining us. hi, tamron. how are you. i m very good. many reports out there the president is not happy with what s happening. why do you believe you and congressman kirk and republican party have been able to make inroads with this seat? well, you know, what happened in massachusetts, tamron, obviously was very big. it showed that a republican could win in what is ostensibly a blue state. i think unlike congressman kirk, i m a conservative and scott brown was a conservative outsider from washington. i think as a conservative outsider, i can do the same thing scott brown did here in
blagojevich affect? people are, i have to say, most concerned and consumed with the drama going on in their personal lives as opposed to political drama on the landscape, the political landscape. that s what the disconnect is about. there hasn t been the change. there s been no change virtually in people s lives, in terms of access to loans and really help and support around home foreclosure. so as long as those issues. rahm emanuel, any word from the white house to you directly? no, i m not. i ve been focused on run my race, focused on people and hearing their needs. cheryle jackson, a lot of drama surrounding illinois politics. you re a part of the puzzle, a part of the heart of what s going on there. greatly appreciate you having us. thank you, cheryle. thank you, tamron. let us know,