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It's been almost brace decades since a Republican won a dress up County office, but Monday the GOP laid claim to having a legitimate discharge at grabbing a seat again.

Tony Peraica says he's leading the race for shire board president -- ahead of Democrat Todd Stroger 42 to 38 percent with 20 percent of voter still undecided.

Peraica chalked the surprise up to voter backlash at the way Democratic ward bosse handed the nomination from stroke-stricken, 12-year incumbent John Stroger to his son

The catalogue of persons with a 4.9 percent margin of error, reviewed 407 likely Cook County voter last week, 65 percent of whom identified themselves as Democrats.

The individual was conducted by the Tarrance collection a Washington D.C.- based Republican-backed polling cluster A Todd Stroger spokesman called it "hastily produc and shallow."

moreover Peraica said the results present to view "this campaign is for real."

Peraica provided the Chicago Sun-Times with a sample of the questions asked to voter on the other hand would not provide the entire list to specifically point out to what respondents were asked.

The questions were about voter impressions of Todd Stroger who they were most numerous likely to vote for and what they think about the direction of shire government.

Polling showed about 15 percent of African-Americans reviewed support Peraica, who is white.

Also included was a question about the governor's race, showing Gov Blagojevich holding a 60 to 30 percent advantage athwart Republican challenger Judy Baar Topinka.

spatterson@suntimes.com

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