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6. What do you mean by the harrassment of Blago?

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 06:40 PM

Nov 2012

And why shouldn't there be a special election? Let the people decide who they want.

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Illinois governor orders special election for Jesse Jackson Jr.'s old seat [View all] Tx4obama Nov 2012 OP

Michelle Obama should run for the seat graham4anything Nov 2012 #1

Why not? KamaAina Nov 2012 #3

Well said! ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #8

why would she want to..? BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #12

some people really have stupid hero-worshipping dreams... BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #15

And perhaps you can explain how glacierbay Nov 2012 #25

that's an easy one. graham4anything Nov 2012 #26

It'd be worth it just to see Bill-O and Rush's heads explode. Ken Burch Nov 2012 #19

Egads she's said openly she won't run davidpdx Nov 2012 #23

Saying one isn't running til one runs is politically astute. graham4anything Nov 2012 #24

I can't remember exactly what she said but I'll paraphrase davidpdx Nov 2012 #27

Can they charge the campaign, or his office question everything Nov 2012 #2

What do you mean by the harrassment of Blago? glacierbay Nov 2012 #6

that poster seems to prefer an aristocracy to rule over us... BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #16

You're being a bit hard on Jesse Jr., there. Ken Burch Nov 2012 #20

He was gone since June question everything Nov 2012 #22

Dennis Kuchinich needs a home district. rwsanders Nov 2012 #10

he's the wrong race for this race. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #17

Marcus Lewis, independent candidate in the regular election alp227 Nov 2012 #11

Yeah, right...with Bernardine Dorhn as his campaign manager? Ken Burch Nov 2012 #21