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brooklynite

(96,882 posts)
Wed Mar 18, 2015, 01:48 PM Mar 2015

Just an update on Aaron Schock's House seat

IL-18 (Peoria-Springfield) is a Solid Republican district (PVI R+18). Not a prayer of picking it up in a by-election.

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Just an update on Aaron Schock's House seat (Original Post) brooklynite Mar 2015 OP
District has been held by a Republican since 1939. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2015 #1
They're probably upset today ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #2
This is my district WCIL Mar 2015 #3

greatauntoftriplets

(179,347 posts)
1. District has been held by a Republican since 1939.
Wed Mar 18, 2015, 01:52 PM
Mar 2015

The rest of Illinois isn't much like the Chicago area.

WCIL

(344 posts)
3. This is my district
Wed Mar 18, 2015, 02:52 PM
Mar 2015

The people here were not that fond of him. The nicest things they said about him is that he was a RINO, the worst were ugly jokes about his sexuality. I have no illusions at all that a Democrat can ever win this seat. People in my area would like to see Jil Tracy (our former Illinois House representative who ran as Dillard's running mate in the primary) run.

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