2016 Postmortem

NPolitics1979

(613 posts) Tue Apr 14, 2015, 03:08 PM Apr 2015

What are the chances that the NRSC will swiftboat Duckworth in the 2016 IL US Senate Race like they

have done to Cleland in the 2002 GA US Senate Race? Would it work or Would it backfire?

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What are the chances that the NRSC will swiftboat Duckworth in the 2016 IL US Senate Race like they (Original Post) NPolitics1979 Apr 2015 OP

Backfire. Joe Wash (R-POS) tried it & it was an epic fail. catbyte Apr 2015 #1

Joe Wash (R-POS) tried it & it was an epic fail. left-of-center2012 Apr 2015 #4

They already tried it last time she ran for office. shraby Apr 2015 #2

They will, and it will Kelvin Mace Apr 2015 #3

catbyte

(39,309 posts)

1. Backfire. Joe Wash (R-POS) tried it & it was an epic fail.

Reply to NPolitics1979 (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2015, 03:14 PM

Apr 2015

I'd like to see them attempt it, though.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

4. Joe Wash (R-POS) tried it & it was an epic fail.

Reply to catbyte (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 14, 2015, 05:59 PM

Apr 2015

Walsh said "She's a disabled combat vet. Big deal!"

shraby

(21,946 posts)

2. They already tried it last time she ran for office.

Reply to NPolitics1979 (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2015, 03:15 PM

Apr 2015

Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)

3. They will, and it will

Reply to NPolitics1979 (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2015, 03:17 PM

Apr 2015

So, I think the seat is a good pickup chance.

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