2010, in the gubernatorial primary there, bill brady bon with by being the conservative more tea party candidate. if you recall, there was a state senator named kirk dillard who was the establishment republican guy but he got dinged because he appeared in a television ad for a guy named barack obama and that ended up costing him in that primary. but there was a conservative boone, if you will, in the primary there. so that s something to watch for. it is a little more of a conservative electorate than the mark kirks of the world who s a moderate republican u.s. senator today. we re going to find out how much rick santorum knows about business. i had a business executive tell me one time, you can t beat pr, you can t eat pr, you have to make the numbers work sooner or later. what i want to ask you, chuck, what is going to be mitt romney s strategy when it comes to message in illinois? the numbers that you just put up, undeniable. he s all over the advertising. but what does he have
close to a watch. here s another number you need to know. this is how much money team romney has already spent, put on the air in the state of illinois. add it up together. it s pretty sy. $3.2 million. i can put up a number if you want for how much money santorum has in illinois. let me put it up here very carefully. there it is. zero. nothing yet. so we re going to find out what the image business out of the south means for rick santorum real soon. he s got zip on there. one thing to keep in mind on illinois, i want to jump in on that last section. 2010, in the gubernatorial primary there, bill brady bon with by being the conservative more tea party candidate. if you recall, there was a state senator named kirk dillard who was the establishment republican guy but he got dinged because he appeared in a television ad for a guy named barack obama and that ended up costing him in that primary. but there was a conservative