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Darin LaHood Wins Schock’s Seat In Special Election
Daily Caller ^ | September 11, 2015

Posted on 09/11/2015 3:24:42 PM PDT by SMGFan

Illinois Republican state Sen. Darin LaHood won the special election to replace disgraced Republican Rep. Aaron Schock by a landslide Thursday.

Lahood, son of former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, beat Democratic opponent Rob Mellon 69 percent to 31 percent, according to The Associated Press vote count.

The former prosecutor was widely expected to win the traditionally conservative 18th district.


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: 114th; il2016
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To: lodi90

They wouldn’t be represented by Comrade Mellon either he’d have been on the AFL-CIO payroll.


21 posted on 09/11/2015 4:20:47 PM PDT by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Tanaka Vercher? Her mom must have named her after a brand of soy sauce. Is her middle name “Vagisil”?

Any decent folk left on the council?


22 posted on 09/11/2015 4:31:17 PM PDT by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: SMGFan

Interesting. Thanks for posting. Ballot box BUMP!


23 posted on 09/11/2015 4:42:40 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: Impy

With a name like that, you’d think she was part Japanese. She ran an ugly, race-baiting, vicious race - but not against Melissa Smithson, our GOP candidate, but against Duane Dominy, our term-limited incumbent, especially after he outed her for lying about her bankruptcy on official forms. Without Dominy or Duvall (who lost his council-at-large race), I have no idea whom we can rely on to contact on local problems. Vercher will be worthless and a rubber stamp for Mayor Hillary Clinton Barry. About as bad as it was when the crooked, whiny bitch Janis Sontany was our member over a dozen years ago.


24 posted on 09/11/2015 4:44:04 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: SMGFan

LaHood = LaRino


25 posted on 09/11/2015 6:52:26 PM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: fieldmarshaldj; LS; Impy; BlackElk; PhilCollins; BillyBoy

Will LaHood have a primary opponent in 2016? If so, I hope he or she will start campaigning this weekend.


26 posted on 09/11/2015 7:37:44 PM PDT by PhilCollins
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To: PhilCollins

I’m sure Junior LaThug will be as vigorously opposed in the GOP primary as Bob “Buffy” Michel and Senior LaThug were.


27 posted on 09/11/2015 7:54:53 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: PhilCollins; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj

It’s likely he’ll have a primary foe, but it will probably be a weak nobody with no chance. The stronger candidates that were scared out of running this time certainly aren’t gonna challenge him as an incumbent.

Unless he makes a play for Durbin’s Senate seat in 2020, he’ll probably settle in for a nice long career of ***king us in our ear holes. :(


28 posted on 09/12/2015 6:07:42 AM PDT by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: SMGFan

He will vote how his masters tell him to, whatever The Cheap Labor Express wants.


29 posted on 09/12/2015 10:31:10 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Impy; Lurker; Charles Henrickson

Traditionally conservative is totally overrated. Just ask Trump.


30 posted on 09/12/2015 12:00:12 PM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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