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Meeker
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« on: May 28, 2011, 11:49:46 PM »
We're already starting to see the effects of Friday's map reveal...

- Bill Foster is back for a run in the new 62% Obama 11th CD. Jason Atkinson, who up until this point had been challenging Dan Lipinski in the 3rd CD but whose home was moved into this district, may also run.

- The current occupant of the 11th CD, Adam Kinzinger, is now in Jesse Jackson Jr's 2nd CD which he obviously is not going to run in. Kinzinger is now signaling that he plans to challenge longtime GOP Rep. Don Manzullo in the 16th CD. Fun!

http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/article_0737a8b2-897d-11e0-b9cc-001cc4c002e0.html
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« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2011, 01:19:36 PM »
I too would not be surprised if Manzullo retired.
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« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2011, 02:32:17 PM »
Quote from: Old Lodge Skins on May 29, 2011, 02:25:54 PM
Quote from: Franzl on May 29, 2011, 07:47:51 AM
Any word on what Shimkus is going to do? He'd possibly win his new district....but it was rather cleverly drawn to go after him.
Wait... Shimkus? I thought they made that even safer?

He'll probably have to fight Tim Johnson for it... unless Johnson decides to run in the swing 13th CD. Or retire.
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« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2011, 02:38:07 PM »
The new 15th is mostly old Shimkus turf.
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« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2011, 02:53:41 PM »
Most of those systems just turn into incumbent protection plans. I guess that's preferable to legislative gerrymanders but it's still not ideal.
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