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Boss_Rahm
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« on: January 17, 2018, 12:32:29 AM »
Back when Mark Kirk was in the House, he represented a suburban district (my old district, actually). He was a moderate who capitalized on a pro-GOP national environment and the Blagojevich scandals to win narrowly in 2010. But if any Republican could consistently win in Illinois, it was Mark Kirk.

He lost by 15 points in 2016.

So no, I don't see Illinois shifting rightward any time soon.
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« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2018, 12:41:02 AM »
Quote from: Virginia on January 17, 2018, 12:35:42 AM
Not that I believe Illinois is going to be competitive anytime soon, but didn't Kirk kind of implode at the end with some racist remark(s)? There isn't a lot of polling on RCP so I can't really tell.

Yeah, he made disparaging remarks towards Duckworth in a debate. However, I doubt that would account for the entirety of his 15-point loss.
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