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| Nov 3rd, 2004 03:05 PM | ||
| Emu |
How many of you guys actually live in Illinois? 
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| Nov 3rd, 2004 02:41 AM | ||
| Spasmolytic | The fact that my town is littered with "Keyes for Senate" signs made my vote for Obama all the more satisfying... that and the fact that I knew he wouldn't win. | |
| Nov 3rd, 2004 12:06 AM | ||
| ScruU2wice |
My friend voted for him but said I could hide out in his basement if he got voted in... Keyes speach sounded like it was leading into a horror movie sequel... |
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| Nov 2nd, 2004 11:27 PM | ||
| GADZOOKS | I voted for him, as if there was any doubt he would lose. | |
| Nov 2nd, 2004 11:04 PM | ||
| Sethomas |
I seriously don't know in what county I am. It's never come up.
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| Nov 2nd, 2004 10:55 PM | ||
| Emu | Me too. I can't believe how much he won by. And Cook County alone probably could have won it for him. | |
| Nov 2nd, 2004 10:33 PM | ||
| Sethomas | I voted for Obama :O | |
| Nov 2nd, 2004 10:23 PM | ||
| Supafly345 | I really hope there isn't a thread like this for the rest of the states. | |
| Nov 2nd, 2004 09:24 PM | ||
| Anonymous |
Re: Barack Obama wins Illinois Senate Quote:
Seriously, though, I doubt anyone here voted for Alan Keyes because they actually believe in his message, so much as he was the only Republican candidate. |
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| Nov 2nd, 2004 09:06 PM | ||
| Miss Modular |
Barack Obama wins Illinois Senate http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...llinois_senate Obama Headed to Senate After Easy Win 47 minutes ago By CHRISTOPHER WILLS, Associated Press Writer CHICAGO - Barack Obama, the son of a Kenyan father and an American mother who shot from obscurity to political stardom in mere months, trounced Republican Alan Keyes (news - web sites) on Tuesday to claim a Senate seat in Illinois. He will be just the third black U.S. senator since Reconstruction. The resounding victory is the latest chapter in a rags-to-riches story for a man who grew up on the beaches of Hawaii and the streets of Indonesia barely knowing his father but has gone on to become a linchpin of the Democratic Party's future. He gave the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention this year, delivering a message of national unity in a stirring speech that made him an overnight political sensation. National news shows and magazines profiled him, and the 43-year-old state senator from Chicago became a top draw for other Democrats' campaigns nationwide. Obama will replace Republican Sen. Peter Fitzgerald (news, bio, voting record), who declined to run for a second term. The campaign was one of the strangest races in state history — a contest between a liberal political superstar and a conservative former ambassador who had never lived in Illinois. And Keyes was far from the GOP's top choice. Investment banker-turned-teacher Jack Ryan won the Republican primary in March, but dropped out of the race three months later after records were released from his divorce with "Star Trek: Voyager" and "Boston Public" actress Jeri Ryan. The documents revealed embarrassing allegations that the candidate took his wife to sex clubs in Paris, New York and New Orleans and tried to get her to perform sex acts with him while others watched. The GOP searched for a replacement candidate but was turned down by a string of former governors, state senators and even Chicago Bears legend Mike Ditka. Only in August did the Republican Party settle on a replacement candidate, offering the role to Keyes, a conservative Maryland resident and two-time presidential candidate. Keyes also is black. It was the first U.S. Senate election in history in which two black candidates represented the major parties. Keyes, 54, focused his campaign on morality and argued that abortion and homosexuality threaten the country. He criticized what he called the "socialism" of Obama's positions. Keyes quickly demonstrated a willingness to say whatever was on his mind. He said homosexuals, including Vice President Dick Cheney (news - web sites)'s daughter, are "selfish hedonists." He argued that Jesus would not vote for Obama. And he likened abortion to the evil committed by terrorists. Before entering politics, Obama was the first black president of the prestigious Harvard Law Review and a civil rights lawyer in Chicago. The United States has had four black U.S. senators in its history and two since Reconstruction: Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts and Carol Moseley Braun (news - web sites) of Illinois. |
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