Brad Woodhouse, spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, questioned the move.
“Nothing could bear out more the desperation of the Illinois Republican Party like having to go recruit a person from Maryland to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Illinois, someone who is clearly out of step with the moderate views of Illinois voters and families,” he said.
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