Benhurst
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Sat Jan-26-08 01:46 PM
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13. For the record, Obama ran in his only state-wide election in 2004, against Alan Keys |
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Edited on Sat Jan-26-08 01:51 PM by Benhurst
who was brought in at the last moment after Republican nominee Jack Ryan withdrew following a sex scandal.
Keys, neither a resident nor a native of Illinois was easily defeated by Obama, as he probably would have been by almost any resident of the state.
Why the Republican Party, despite several unsuccessful attempts to entice highly-placed Illinois Republicans into the race, chose Alan Keys, an African American who did not even live in the state, remains a mystery.
As of yet, Obama has not really been tested in a state-wide general election.
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