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Unlikely coalition fuels Walker win over Simon
The victory stemmed from a broad cross section of voters including Cook County law and order backers, liberal anti Daley groups, college students, and cross party Republicans. Downstate support, tax mistrust, and views on spending shaped Walker's upset, with concerns over Simon's tax reform and Lake Michigan airport issues cited by analysts.
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Richard H. Ieen Lindsay-Schaub
Daniel Walker
Paul Simon
Walker
Governor’s Mansion
anti-Daley
Donald Page Moore
Hanrahan
Champaign- Urbana
Carbondale
Simon
Cook County
Downstate
Richard B. Ogilvie
George Wallace
Democrat Party
Chicago
Norton Kay
Massac
Macoupin
Cook
Archie Bunkers
Meatheads
Illinois
Kay
Anthony Scariano
Park Forest
Daley
Cook Coun
Richard O. Hart
D-Benton
Charles Campbell
R-Danville
Lake Michigan
Scariano
Paul
State Central Committee
Springfield
Hart
Franklin County
Campbell
Vermilion County