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Laesch is not in Foster's corner [IL-14]
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| Last Edited | COSDem Mar 13, 2008 12:36am |
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| Media | Newspaper - The Herald News |
| News Date | Thursday, March 13, 2008 06:35:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | John Laesch has dropped his challenge of the Feb. 5 Democratic primary election results in the 14th Congressional District.
But that doesn't mean he's supporting winning nominee Bill Foster.
Calling Foster a conservative "Blue Dog" Democrat, Laesch said he would not be lining up behind Foster for the November general election.
Foster defeated Republican Jim Oberweis in Saturday's special election and was sworn in Tuesday as the 14th District's new congressman.
Foster and Oberweis are scheduled to face each other again in November, vying for the right to succeed retired Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.
He'll have to do it without support from Laesch, though, who said Tuesday, "We have a 180-degree difference in looking at how to fix things."
And if Foster prevails in November, he may already have his first primary challenge -- Laesch said he very well may run against Foster in 2010. |
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