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Republicans target Obama's former Senate seat
By Emily on 11/04/2009 @ 01:10 PM
The Republicans are coming out swinging. They're determined to gain power in Congress next year, so they're eyeing seats across the country to put in the GOP's column.
The one they seem to be coveting the most? President Barack Obama’s Senate seat. As a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times wrote recently, “A win there would plant a flag high on the hill of a hoped-for Republican comeback.”
The frontrunner for the GOP's nomination, five-term Cong. Mark Kirk, has the funding and the party backing to make it to the general election. Fortunately, EMILY’s List candidate Cheryle Robinson Jackson is ready to ensure he doesn't go any farther than that. Robinson Jackson, the first woman president of the Chicago Urban League, is a recognized business and community leader with the experience and compassion to represent Illinois's citizens in Congress.
But Republicans obviously won't give up without a fight. As the Sun-Times noted, Kirk is moving farther to the right to attract the party's base, and he's counting on GOP supporters to build a formidable campaign war chest. Luckily, Robinson Jackson has the power of EMILY's List behind her.
We'll keep you updated as we learn more about the developments in this race -- and Republicans plans for victory in 2010.
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