Dems take Hastert's seat -- WooHoo!!!

Submitted by Bbeanster on Sat, 2008/03/08 - 9:55pm.

CNN projecting Foster the winner.

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Oh yeah. that district,

Oh yeah. that district, IL-14, has my hometown of Dixon, and this will only be the SECOND Democrat to represent Dixon since Illinois entered the Union in 1818!!!!!1

R. Neal's picture
I saw at the link that the

I saw at the link that the Washington Post says the Republican Congressional Committee spent a bunch of their cash on this one race for nothing, and that it might result in a wave of resignations from Congress as Republicans see the handwriting on the wall.

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Spending

The NRCC spent something like 20% of their resources on this race. Wow, big loss for them. I'm sad for them. I enjoy being sad for them. The sadder I am for them and Repubs in general, the happier I am for Dems and the whole outlook for the '08 elections.
Here's a good analysis over at the Carpetbagger Report: Link...

Take Care, Be Good and don't play in the street!

SteveMule

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Obama super delegate

Yep, Ronald Reagan's

Yep, Ronald Reagan's hometown in Illinois just went Blue.

Gotta love it. Freepers heads will explode.

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