[FLASHBACK: July 10, from The Hill Mag: Illinois Dems fret about - TopicsExpress



          

[FLASHBACK: July 10, from The Hill Mag: Illinois Dems fret about governor, not president - Illinois Democrats aren’t as worried about President Obama dragging them down at the top of the ticket as they are about the likelihood embattled Gov. Pat Quinn (D) could cost them several competitive congressional races. After a brutal 2010 cycle in the Land of Lincoln, Democrats succeeded in winning back four seats in 2012, with the help of their hometown hero leading the ticket as well as reshaped district lines. But this year it’s Quinn, not Obama, atop the ballot, and his uphill race against Republican Bruce Rauner in the solidly liberal state could be Democrats’ undoing in a difficult midterm climate.]
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 23:25:26 +0000

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