HotAirhttps://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/03/19/chicago-dems-vote-for-the-crook-its-important/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 14:33:54 -0400Chicago Dems: Vote for the crook, it's important ...<![CDATA[Buddy Roemer coined one of the greatest political slogans in American history when white supremacist David Duke managed to win the a general-election slot in 1991 for Louisiana governor in the open primaries.  Roemer, the incumbent, came in third behind Duke and Democrat Edwin Edwards and just missed a chance to vie for re-election.  The newly-Republican Roemer told his fellow GOP voters to support Edwards by saying, &#8220;Vote for the crook &#8212; it&#8217;s important.&#8221;  Edwards won in a landslide, although as Roemer more or less predicted, Edwards wound up serving over eight years in prison for corruption in office.]]>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:10:27 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/03/19/chicago-dems-vote-for-the-crook-its-important-n184590