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Could a Republican actually lead Cook County?

Publication: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Publication Date: 31-OCT-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Could a Republican actually lead Cook County?(News)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Rob Olmstead and Eric Krol Daily Herald Staff Writers

Voters haven't elected a Republican Cook County Board president in 40 years, but a new poll shows they might be leaning that way this time around.

Even though many don't know him, Republican board member Tony Peraica led Democratic pinch hitter Todd Stroger by 9 percentage points, 51 percent to 42 percent, the Daily Herald/ABC 7 Chicago poll found.

To know Stroger apparently is to not love him, poll results show. Stroger, a Chicago alderman chosen to replace his father on the ballot after the primary, was known to 87 percent of those surveyed, but supported by less than half of them. On the other hand, Peraica was unknown to 42 percent, but still favored by more than half of those polled.

"If people know Stroger and not Peraica, they'll vote for Peraica," said Richard Day, whose Evanston-based firm conducted the poll. "It's remarkable."

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