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To: denizen48 who wrote (77066)	3/12/2008 9:59:07 AM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) of 89467

"Anyone who has watched American politics lately didn't particularly need to see another piece of evidence proving just how challenging the political environment is for Republicans," Charlie Cook writes at nationaljournal.com. "But Republican Jim Oberweis' loss to Democrat Bill Foster in Saturday's special election in Illinois' 14th District — for a seat held for over two decades by former House Speaker Dennis Hastert — is just one more example," Mr. Cook said. "The heavily Republican district that President Bush carried with 55 percent in 2004 gave Oberweis 47 percent, a big swing but not a surprising one given Bush's high disapproval ratings. "It would be unfair to lay the blame for this loss solely on Bush and his unpopularity, though. "A weak candidate who had already lost two bids for the Senate and one for governor, Oberweis had upside-down numbers — higher unfavorable than favorable ratings — in some polls heading into the election and that was probably a major contributing factor in his loss.

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