Looks like the Illinois senate seat is our's

[ButterflyBlood]

Gore won Illinois by a greater margin than California. I can't see it electing this Ryan nut:

Jack Ryan, Obama's Republican opponent, states, "I believe in protecting life from conception to natural death. It is crucial that, as a society, we work to create a culture of respect for life." On homosexual issues, Ryan states, "I believe that marriage can only be defined as that union between one man and one woman. I am opposed to same-sex marriages, civil unions, and (domestic partner) registries." In response to an IFI Voter Guide survey, Ryan said he favors a federal constitutional amendment defining "marriage only as the union of one man and one woman." Obama did not respond to the survey.

however it states that Obama not only opposes the Federal Discrimination Amendment, he supports repealing DOMA and Don't Ask, Don't Tell, is a chief sponsor of an Illinois Senate bill adding anti-discrimination clauses against homosexuals and transgenders (that's what I'm guessing, this right-biased source simply says "pro-homosexual and pro-transgender language") and is 100% pro-choice. woohoo!

Obama's going to be one great Senator.

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=117-03172004