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Tim Nieukirk’s “victory” speech

Thursday, Nov 9, 2006

BOOM-Shakalaka!


The Get Nieuked ticket got 16 write-in votes in the City of Peoria alone.

It’s not too late to help retire the Get Nieuked campaign debt by buying a t-shirt, button or trucker cap at their CafePress page. Go help them out.

- posted by Rich Miller


16 Comments
  1. - Robbie - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 3:40 pm:

    I indeed got nieuked on tuesday. i could not harbor voting for any of the 3 candidates on the ballot. so i got in there and made the last second decision to write him in.


  2. - Anon - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 3:56 pm:

    BOOOM Shakalaka - US Senate in ‘08!!!


  3. - Cal Skinner - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 4:19 pm:

    It appears that the YouTube candidate came in second among Peoria write-ins. He got 16. Randy Stufflebeam got 222.


  4. - Dark Knight - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 4:30 pm:

    I find your fascination with this odd-ball, well, odd.


  5. - Robbie - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 4:31 pm:

    There actually was a Stufflebeam yard sign on my route to work the last few weeks. Not sure if he got many votes in Galesburg.


  6. - Walking Wounded - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 4:40 pm:

    Oddball? I wouldn’t go on to say that. Unconventional, maybe…and definitely unique. I admire how fashionable the Lt. Governor candidate dresses; hat and tie, a real classy fellow. Glad to see there were some Central Illinoisians who weren’t afraid to get Nieuked. Go get ‘em next time, Tim!


  7. - Rich Miller - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 5:00 pm:

    DK, it’s a joke. People can be so serious in this business.


  8. - Jeff Trigg - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 5:03 pm:

    Judging from the very few authorities that are reporting write-ins, Stufflebeam should pass 5,000 easily and may get 10,000 votes or more. I’d be curious how that compares to history in Illinois. I think Nader in 04 got around 5,000.

    Thanks to the Nieuk for the entertainment.


  9. - Levois - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 6:00 pm:

    I think Republicans should hire this man. LOL!!!


  10. - Shelbyville - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 6:55 pm:

    Levois - we certainly couldn’t do any worse than we already have. :)


  11. - Frank - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 7:12 pm:

    Hallelujah!


  12. - Tessa - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 7:59 pm:

    God Bless Nieuk for giving me something to smile about this election season. I’m gonna miss him. Maybe if he sends in his resume, Blago will give him a job?


  13. - Anonymous - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 8:27 pm:

    http://www.champaigncountyclerk.com/elections/results/2006/docs/nov/11_07_2006_writein.pdf

    Unfortunatley, only one vote for the Nieukirk campaign in Champaign County. It wasn’t me either.


  14. - Carl Nyberg - Thursday, Nov 9, 06 @ 9:34 pm:

    Jeff, my observation closing polls is that most judges either didn’t know how to count write-in votes or they didn’t care.

    The electronic machines are more efficient at recording write-in votes than the old system.


  15. - Shadoobie - Friday, Nov 10, 06 @ 9:51 am:

    Tim got 11 votes in Sangamon County. A protest vote if I ever saw one.


  16. - train111 - Friday, Nov 10, 06 @ 11:26 am:

    Out of 8 counties so far tabulating write-in votes (Champaign, Crawford, Douglas, LaSalle,McLean, Peoria, and Sangamon)
    The results are as follows:

    Stufflebeam 1,418 (He looks to get a respectable total for a write-in candidate.)

    Neiukirk 55

    McCoy (Libertarian) 47

    Mike Shorten 2

    Albert “Barney” Sloan 7

    Martin Koch 1

    Angel Rivera 1

    David Sito 1

    There you have it from someone with way too much time on their hands!!

    train111


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