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	Dennis Hastert's seat goes to Democrat

kelvin273

3-9-2008 11:07 PM

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kelvin273 says:

Oddly enough, this development may be a good argument for not putting Obama on the ticket if Clinton comes back to win. If the downstate areas of Illinois are going Democratic, the party really doesn't have to worry about Illinois' electoral votes in the fall.

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