What's On Our Politicos' iPod?

By Soyoung Kwak in Miscellaneous on Oct 9, 2010 3:00PM

A week or so ago, President Obama revealed what was on his iPod playlist. Much to the surprise of the general public (or not), the president unveiled his love for Nas and Lil Wayne in addition to other artists such as Stevie Wonder and the Rolling Stones.

Since what music artists and songs politicians have in their iPods says a great deal about how politically competent they are, wouldn't it be nice to know what Illinois candidates are listening to during their downtime? Just our luck, the Southtown Star asked a handful of other Illinois politicians what songs they had recently listened to on their iPods:

After all, every candidate who swings through our glass doors advocates lower taxes, public safety and quality education. We wanted insight into their outside-the-boardroom personalities. So we asked them to list the five most recently played songs on their iPods and MP3 players.

Upon reading the results and listening to the music, perhaps the most fascinating answers came from U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk. Congressman Kirk listed Taylor Swift's "Love Story" among other songs by Tom Petty and Big & Rich in his most recently played list.

Sadly, Kirk's opponent, Alexi Giannoulias, chose not to participate in the survey, leaving his playlist up for speculation. Any guesses?