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krkaufman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-28-08 08:10 PM
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93. Yes, that final caveat is key. Keyes was just the only candidate they could find ...
... to run against Obama, after his previous opponent, Ryan abruptly ended his campaign. Also, Obama was leading Ryan in early polling by 20%.


p.s. Interesting sidenote... Obama's Senate election was the first U.S. Senate race where the candidates of both major parties were African American.
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