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To: WildHighlander57

Obama resigns Senate seat, thanks Illinois

November 16, 2008

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-obama-senate-idUSTRE4AF1MJ20081116


1,101 posted on 11/12/2020 11:44:13 PM PST by Farcesensitive (K is coming)
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To: Farcesensitive
Obama resigns Senate seat, thanks Illinois,November 16, 2008

Seniority is a big deal in the Senate. A Senator becoming President would resign as quickly as possible so as to give the next guy, appointed by the governor, maximum seniority.

1,301 posted on 11/13/2020 7:40:56 AM PST by AZLiberty (As of Monday, May 18, at 9:30 am, I'm a U.S. citizen. And I VOTED!)
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