Big shot Lawyers

The trial lawyers have one of their own running in a contested Democrat state senate primary in the 33rd District, just west of me. Mr. Morici has invested $225,000 himself and is spending big bucks on the campaign, including a survey of local voters. According to the Arlington Heights Post:

But it's the phone survey of area residents last month that has raised some eyebrows in the political arena. Besides asking questions about voters' preferences for officeholders such as Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-9th, the survey ended with questions about how often the participant shops at Wal-Mart and whether or not the person considers himself a NASCAR fan.

Well, Walmart is a polarizing company right now, so that's voter ID. And according to Cook County Republican Chairman Gary Skoien, for whatever reason, NASCAR fans usually vote Republican:

Morici's large investment and Haymarket's involvement indicate Chicago Democrats are increasingly directing their interest and money to the suburbs.

Skoien said the most interesting thing about the race, however, is that two Democratic candidates are fighting to campaign for a seat long-held by Republicans.

From the Schaumberg Review:

The 33rd state Senate race is garnering significant attention because the district is considered by some to be a swing district. Axley, the former Elk Grove Township Republican Committeeman, was appointed, not elected to the post, after her predecessor, Dave Sullivan, a Republican, retired, Skoien noted.

A former Cook County State's Attorney prosecutor, Morici is a founding partner at his Chicago law firm -- Morici, Figlioli & Associates -- specializing in personal injury and workers compensation law.

Maybe the Republicans need to bring in reinforcements, bring Cheney in to campaign.

After all, according to the Dilbert blog, Cheney has experience handling "big shot lawyers", and goes on to say, "I think it's the worst kind of pandering to shoot a lawyer just because your popularity is low. But I'll bet it works."