Results From the Illinois 14th
So Democrat Bill Foster has won the vacant seat from Illinois, and Barack Obama is glad because he says it was a strong message from the people of Illinois that they are "ready for change". But I think the other interesting thing about this article has to do with high-quality challengers - apparently the Republican candidate in this election, Jim Oberweis, has now spent nearly $9 million of his own money on 6 different elections in the past 6 years (including attempted runs for U.S. Senate) and STILL does not hold any elective office. Oberweis' had been airing an attack ad blasting his opponent as a tax=and-spender, containing this out-of-context quote from Foster: "There's nothing in life that you can't improve by throwing money at it." Can't wait to see how much money Oberweis throws at his own fall '08 run.
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This is an interesting article to read considering our recent class discussions regarding incumbents campaign spending vs. challengers campaign spending. It just goes to show that Oberweis may have a lot of money, but he lacks the power and recognition factors that incumbents have.
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