Democrat wins Hastert's seat

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NellyLunatic1980 · #1 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:01 am

By a vote of 52% to 48%, physicist Bill Foster (D) defeated dairy dude Jim Oberweis (R) in Saturday's special election for Illinois' 14th U.S. House district. IL-14 had been reliably Republican for decades, especially the last 20 years, when it was held by former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert.

IL-14 includes the city of Dixon, which is Ronnie Reagan's birthplace.

ne1410s · #2 Post by **ne1410s** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:47 am

IL-14 includes the city of Dixon, which is Ronnie Reagan's birthplace.

Leaving no nit unpicked:

RWR was born in Tampico, IL. Dixon was his boyhood home.

NellyLunatic1980 · #3 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:06 am

ne1410s wrote:
IL-14 includes the city of Dixon, which is Ronnie Reagan's birthplace.
Leaving no nit unpicked:

RWR was born in Tampico, IL. Dixon was his boyhood home.

My bad!

NellyLunatic1980 · #4 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:56 am

I forgot to mention: Foster's win gives the DNC an extra delegate to the convention. Foster has already indicated that he is supporting Barack Obama, so score another superdelegate for him.