tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post3979725699097021582..comments2023-12-14T21:13:46.857-06:00Comments on Tom Roeser's Blog: On Political Shootout SundayJake Parrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195261008177966339noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-67870142565441375582005-10-10T00:58:32.000-05:002005-10-10T00:58:32.000-05:00In your excellent Sunday Trib article about Republ...In your excellent Sunday Trib article about Republican politics you said that Joe Birkett might lose Hispanic votes because of his perceived ties to the Rolando Cruz prosecution. I can tell you that this issue resonated in the last election with lots of downstate and suburban voters who are not Hispanic. Once that story got out, it seemed that the DuPage SA office had tried to put an innocent man on death row because they were too embarrassed to admit they had made a mistake. A number of my friends and family members, most of whom lean Republican and none of whom are Hispanic, commented to me that they were upset about that issue and were reluctant to support Jim Ryan because of it.Robert McIntirenoreply@blogger.com