Quinn Surviving

Amazing, considering all he's failed to do and act upon. He's like the "accidental governor" but he keeps on kicking:

• Gov. Quinn declared victory early today in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, but Comptroller Dan Hynes vowed to fight on and added another layer of uncertainty to one of the most dramatic political nail-biters in recent Illinois history.

• Just minutes earlier at Carpenters Hall, where Hynes' post-election party was at, the three-term comptroller was still swinging. His tone was anything but conciliatory, and he refused to concede to Quinn, despite trailing the governor by 5,382 votes with all but 2 percent of the precincts counted statewide.

Hynes pulled out all the stops, but couldn't overcome what were once known as "the Machine wards" that once produced pluralities of a mind boggling nature (90% and more). The numbers weren't as staggering as when Congressman Dawson ran the wards, but 60% in a Chicago ward is enough to offset dozens of counties across the state.

Hynes isn't conceding, but it looks bad for him. The republican side of things is even tighter - a 500 vote margin. But a smart campaign might just do what Hynes couldn't - label Quinn as an incompetent tax-hiker soft on crime.