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Illinois

global1

(25,242 posts) Tue Mar 29, 2016, 01:35 PM Mar 2016

The Only Reason Kirk Is Meeting With Garland Is Because..... [View all]

he knows he is in trouble keeping his Senate seat against Tammy Duckworth. He's thinking that Illinois voters will think he's a different kind of Repug. But he isn't. The Dems will pick up a Senate seat in Illinois.

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The Only Reason Kirk Is Meeting With Garland Is Because..... [View all] global1 Mar 2016 OP

So the HRC endorsement was for this reason, as some suspected. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #1

Here's to Tammy using her... 3catwoman3 Mar 2016 #2

if bernie is the nom we will pick up a senate seat with tammy!!!!!!!!!!!!! questionseverything Mar 2016 #3

All the best to Tammy. BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #4

You are probably correct. Wellstone ruled Mar 2016 #5

Lets be sure to put the Tammy whammy on Kirk in November. marble falls Mar 2016 #6

He has tried to moderate a lot of murielm99 Mar 2016 #7

He's running scared and he should be. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2016 #8

Many times he has broken rank Bjornsdotter Mar 2016 #9