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Romney Scores Big in Illinois
Posted by: Madame Smith
Tags:
2012 Presidential Election, Illinois primary, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, republican nominee, Rick Santorum
Posted date:
March 21, 2012 |
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March 21, 2012
Last night at the close of the Illinois Primary Mitt Romney took the win with over 46% of the vote. Romney's win in Illinois expands his delegate count to 300 helping him to gain a larger stride over 2nd runner up Rick Santorum. He's gaining momentum in the mid-west but is it enough juice to help him win conservative states in the south such as Louisiana? Last month Romney was able to rack up over $6 million through his Super PAC "Restore Our Future". That same PAC used that and $23 million more to fund television ads and etc in order to secure Romney's win on Tuesday. He has also been able...
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The People’s Choice
Posted by: Kaine
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Chicago, congress, Debbie Halvorson, Illinois primary, Jesse Jackson Jr.
Posted date:
March 21, 2012 |
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March 21, 2012
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. will rest well tonight after winning a very bitter primary battle with Debbie Halvorson. After infidelity rumors and rumored ethical violations, many people doubted Jackson would be able to win this seat against the staunch Obama supporter. After being elected to Congress 10 times, Jackson notes this time as being the most meaningful. The contender, Debbie Halvorson previously served in Congress before losing in 2010 and was expected to do well in this primary race. When asked what her reason for running, she responded, “I made that decision because I believed not only...
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