Former Speaker Hastert's Congressional Seat is Lost to a Newbie Democrat!


	Former Speaker Hastert's Congressional Seat is Lost to a Newbie Democrat!

zasel

3-8-2008 11:13 PM

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zasel says:

If this is any indication of things to come, and it is, the Republicans have a lot to worry about come November.

This seat has been reliably Republican for decades. The Democrats didn't even contest a couple of elections in Hastert's area. Just two weeks ago it appeared the Democrat didn't stand a chance.

I really believe the country has finally awakened to the facts that the Bush administration, and their supporters in Congress has taken the country in a terribly wrong and deadly direction.

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3-9-2008 12:34 AM

dulios

Yea!

3-9-2008 3:48 AM

arifsali

Alright.

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