Illinois House Thread

[Brittain33]

There is alot of rural area in the district [IL-14] which is quite conservative

How much does it sway the district? In 2000, about 70% of the district lived in Kane and Kendall County, and those two counties have gained 120,000 people since then making them even more of the center of population.

[Brittain33]

Dems can pick-up three to seven seats in Illinois.

How many incumbents are you expecting Alan Keyes to primary?

[Brittain33]

The Republican nominee in IL-11, who was an underdog to begin with, has dropped out of the race. So far, there's only an alert from the wire services.

I can't believe the Republicans would effectively cede this seat with a sacrficial lamb of a candidate. But since whoever runs is going to have to do all of his own fundraising, is this race over?

[Brittain33]

I think Keyes's rented apartment (the Illinois White House?) was in the pre-2002 version of this district. Regrettably, no longer.