http://www.suntimes.com/output/elect/cst-nws-sweet242.htmlThe Iraq war, more than local issues such as O'Hare Airport expansion or hot button social matters such as abortion, may determine whether Democrat Tammy Duckworth or Republican Peter Roskam wins their high profile House battle.
A poll of 400 likely voters in the west suburban 6th Congressional District taken by the Duckworth campaign May 9-11 shows that 26 percent of the respondents identified the Iraq war and bringing the troops home as the most important problems they wanted their next representative to address.
Issues associated with immigration came in second, at 19 percent.
Duckworth is the wounded Iraq war vet who lost her legs and partial function of an arm when her helicopter was attacked, so that Iraq sentiment is clearly helpful. Roskam, an attorney, is a state senator.