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Rove Predicts Republicans Won't Unseat Senator Dick Durbin in 2008
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| Last Edited | COSDem Apr 09, 2007 09:31pm |
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| News Date | Saturday, April 7, 2007 03:30:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The man President Bush has called "the architect" for his ability to plan political victories has revealed his early take on the 2008 elections — and the outlook isn't pretty for Illinois Republicans.
In a PowerPoint presentation unintentionally released to the public, White House adviser Karl Rove predicted Republicans won't be able to unseat Sen. Dick Durbin, the Senate's second-highest ranking Democrat.
No Illinois House members made Rove's list of the 20 most vulnerable Democratic incumbents. But three Illinois Republicans are on his list of seats the GOP must work hardest to protect: freshman Rep. Peter Roskam, who narrowly defeated Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth; Rep. Mark Kirk, a six-year House veteran; and former House Speaker Denny Hastert, who may not seek re-election.
The assessment — posted on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Web site after being obtained as part of an investigation of a briefing by a Rove aide — has drawn cheers from Democrats and skepticism from Illinois Republicans.
"In this rare instance, we think Karl Rove has made some sense," said Ryan Rudominger, the Midwest spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which finances races and often recruits candidates. |
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