repeating the conventional wisdom in the chicagoland area, chicago public radio called scientist bill foster the democratic front runner in it's preview of the upcoming special election in illinois'14th congressional district.
this would be no surprise to those who are following this race closely. the story repeats the belief that foster's organizational and financial advantages make him the front runner in this race. this is true despite the fact that john laesch had run before and is a sentimental favorite, of sorts, to many on the blogs. shawn campbell's piece talked mainly about the lawsuit that the counties have filed, to cover themselves in the high expectations that the various elections offices may not meet all the mandates they are expected to meet in their conduct of elections (because the special election is only a month away from the special primary).
