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IL-14: [Rep] Hastert Retirement Watch
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Dec 04, 2006 12:15pm |
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| News Date | Monday, December 4, 2006 06:15:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | by: DavidNYC
Mon Dec 04, 2006 at 00:39:28 AM EST
Via the Hotline (sub. only):
At least 3 state legislators are "looking at running" for outgoing Speaker Dennis Hastert's seat "if and when he retires." Pro-Hastert forces are "lining up" behind state Rep. Tim Schmitz (R), while "conservative" state Sen. Chris Lauzen (R) "has long eyed the seat and is expected to throw his hat into the ring." On the Dem side, locals are "very hopeful" that state Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia (D) will run (Capitol Fax newsletter, 11/30).
My understanding is that the GOP side of things is a bit more colorful than this simple description would indicate. Apparently, the "moderates" back Schmitz because they feel Lauzen is a right-wing nutcase. This story played out many times in 2006 - a radical wingnut beating a more reasonable candidate in the Republican primary - often to our advantage. |
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