tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546933.post2970133971360397661..comments2024-03-18T15:04:26.416-05:00Comments on For What It's Worth: Judge Quinn enters 12th Subcircuit race; Judge Cleary pulls out of race for Walsh vacancyJack Leyhanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15884163579967286888noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546933.post-62297468133850364502015-12-23T07:38:16.214-06:002015-12-23T07:38:16.214-06:00Anon 12/23 @12:19 a.m. -- Dr. Klumpp really does k...Anon 12/23 @12:19 a.m. -- Dr. Klumpp really does know about these things -- but I think he'd be the first to agree that (since our electorate -- including specifically the actual electorate that comes out to vote in judicial primaries -- is overwhelmingly <i>not</i> Irish) the appeal of the "Irish" surname is its familiarity not its inherent "Irishness." While Scottish, "Cunningham" is a far better "ballot name" than, say, "Leyhane," which is Irish as Paddy's pig, apparently, but not easy to pronounce and difficult to spell. In fact, I've been told, by people who should know, that my family name is misspelled -- which happened 100 years ago (or so) when it was <a href="http://leyhane2.blogspot.com/2012/10/you-cant-believe-everything-on-internet.html" rel="nofollow">changed for reasons unknown</a> from the far more ballot-friendly "Lyons." Ah, well.<br /><br />To return to the subject -- I doubt that Dr. Klumpp has any stats to offer on the vote-getting qualities of the surnames "Cleary" vs. "Cunningham." But if one were to run a survey, I'd bet that they'd test out about the same and maybe even slight advantage-Cunningham. Or was I scarred by "Happy Days?"Jack Leyhanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884163579967286888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546933.post-22220264503874832822015-12-23T00:19:30.382-06:002015-12-23T00:19:30.382-06:00We learn so much from FWIW, including from those w...We learn so much from FWIW, including from those who comment. It never would have occurred to me that Cunningham was a Scottish name, especially hidden behind the Irish names Kevin & Patrick. As Albert said, the difference would not hurt Mr. C in terms of votes (pretty much all that Jack Leyhane's readers care about on that subject). A little internet research confirms the Scottish derivation of the Cunningham name. A wee bit more indicates that far more of the Cunninghams in the USA were living in Ireland when they got on the boat: <br />Cunningham Family Origin - from the New York Passengers List<br />The information for this chart came from the U.S. Immigration Collection at Ancestry. You can find out where the majority of the Cunningham families were living before they immigrated to the U.S and learn where to focus your search for foreign records.<br />• Ireland (3,453)<br />• England (1,096)<br />• Great Britain (639)<br />• Scotland (549)<br />• Ireland;Great Britain (26)<br />• Germany (19)<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546933.post-15076067620192953682015-12-22T13:50:31.371-06:002015-12-22T13:50:31.371-06:001. Cunningham is Scottish...which certainly doesn&...1. Cunningham is Scottish...which certainly doesn't hurt in terms of votes, but yes I do mean it isn't Irish. 2. Money spent on countywide circuit court races has almost no electoral impact. The jurisdiction is too large and the contest too far down the ballot. 3. I said or implied nothing about "irrational exuberance," only that the combination of favorable conditions in the contest boded well for Cleary. In most election years the combination has been more than enough to overcome not being slated. (Most, not all.) But if a future slating was offered, definitely yes it has value and would explain the decision.Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13876940846467426875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546933.post-83729998743605546182015-12-21T08:36:27.541-06:002015-12-21T08:36:27.541-06:00Anon @12/19 11:49 a.m. -- I don't know about &...Anon @12/19 11:49 a.m. -- I don't know about "this 'being a judge for few months' stuff" either -- I was making the point that I <i>don't</i> know the motivations; that's another possible motivation for an appointed judge/candidate pulling out of a race -- I was certainly not speculating about Judge Cleary's actual motivations.Jack Leyhanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884163579967286888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546933.post-43805007999997126972015-12-19T11:49:04.809-06:002015-12-19T11:49:04.809-06:001. Judge Cleary's appointment runs until Decem...1. Judge Cleary's appointment runs until December 2016, so I don't know about this "being judge for a few months" stuff.<br />2. "Only Irish name?" You mean Kevin Patrick Cunningham isn't a sufficiently Irish name? <br />3. "First ballot position, ... no females...CBA rated him HQ four years ago and the Trib endorsed him ...slated or not, he'd likely have been the favorite." Countywide races are pretty darn costly, and if future slating seems likely he made the right call. The track record of 1st ballot position, CBA ratings & Trib endorsements do not provide cause for irrational exuberance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546933.post-19456673494011980912015-12-18T11:39:24.222-06:002015-12-18T11:39:24.222-06:00Must have been a heck of a deal if there was one. ...Must have been a heck of a deal if there was one. First ballot position, the only Irish name, no females...CBA rated him HQ four years ago and the Trib endorsed him...slated or not, he'd likely have been the favorite.Albertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546933.post-58734366344719633072015-12-17T09:14:53.905-06:002015-12-17T09:14:53.905-06:00@Anon 12/16 11:47 p.m. -- I respond to your commen...@Anon 12/16 11:47 p.m. -- I respond to your comment in <a href="http://leyhane.blogspot.com/2015/12/so-appointed-judge-withdraws-from-race.html" rel="nofollow">a post this morning</a>.Jack Leyhanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884163579967286888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546933.post-7646591111498174612015-12-16T23:47:29.255-06:002015-12-16T23:47:29.255-06:00So a person who was appointed to this vacancy (Cle...So a person who was appointed to this vacancy (Cleary) decides to withdraw because of the party and we are supposed to believe no deals were made? I guess Cleary decided being a judge for a few months was all he wanted? C'mon, this stinks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546933.post-32387887342821707142015-12-16T19:16:30.317-06:002015-12-16T19:16:30.317-06:00We chatted about this race, I was thinking of an e...We chatted about this race, I was thinking of an entirely different person. Marguerite Quinn would be excellent. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com