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House Incumbent Phil Crane, R-IL Trailing (52%-48%) behing Melissa Bean, 92 % Precincts In.
Chicago Sun-Times
| November 2, 2004
| Chicago Sun-Times
Posted on 11/02/2004 8:27:14 PM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John
92% of precincts reporting
Melissa Bean, Dem 131,280 51.9%
Philip Crane, Rep 121,738 48.1%
TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: melissabean; philcrane
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Phil should've retired. Can't see him pulling this out.
To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
I voted for Crane...this sucks.
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posted on
11/02/2004 8:27:45 PM PST
by
RWR8189
(Its Morning in America Again!)
To: RWR8189
To: Land_of_Lincoln_John; Kuksool; AuH2ORepublican
Sad ending for his career if true. Bean is going to be the Michael Patrick Flanagan for the '04 cycle, she'll be easily defeated in '06 by a younger and more vital Republican candidate.
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posted on
11/02/2004 8:29:27 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(*This Just In ~ Dan Rather's Penis Is A Forgery, Film At 11*)
To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
I think the repubs let him go. He was an embarassment to Hastert and they knew they would pick up eats in Texas
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posted on
11/02/2004 8:30:20 PM PST
by
54skylark
To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
I think the repubs let him go. He was an embarassment to Hastert and they knew they would pick up eats in Texas
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posted on
11/02/2004 8:30:24 PM PST
by
54skylark
To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
What's wrong with IL? Has become as socialist as CA and NY.
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posted on
11/02/2004 8:35:32 PM PST
by
HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath
(Proverbs 10:30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.)
To: fieldmarshaldj
How OLD is good ol' Phil, anyway? Wasn't he first elected during the Coolidge administration or something?
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posted on
11/02/2004 8:36:26 PM PST
by
FreeKeys
(A TRAITOR for President? NEVER! Besides, nutcase Scary Kerry wants to give nuclear fuel to Iran!)
To: FreeKeys
He's been there since Rumsfeld left to go work for Nixon.
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posted on
11/02/2004 8:39:59 PM PST
by
RWR8189
(Its Morning in America Again!)
To: FreeKeys
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posted on
11/02/2004 8:41:25 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(*This Just In ~ Dan Rather's Penis Is A Forgery, Film At 11*)
To: RWR8189
Phil Crane is on ABC 7 Chicago, conceding now. Melissa Bean, D-IL, gives the Dems a pick up.
To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
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posted on
11/02/2004 10:41:16 PM PST
by
ClintonBeGone
(Take the first step in the war on terror - defeat John Kerry)
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To: RWR8189
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posted on
11/03/2004 1:47:34 PM PST
by
Mike Bates
(Just in time for your Halloween gift giving needs: THE book.)
To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
IL is lost to the GOP for a generation. Formerly safe GOP seats are now going liberal.
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posted on
11/03/2004 1:49:45 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: FrankWild
Well they screwed up and the Democrats own IL. Bush/Cheney never bothered contesting the state. It seems hard to remember that a lifetime ago the GOP used to post big wins in the Land Of Lincoln. No more.
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posted on
11/03/2004 1:51:17 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: fieldmarshaldj
I agree, she is an abberition. It was a vote against Crane, not a vote for Bean.
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posted on
11/14/2004 12:13:07 PM PST
by
Jack Ian
To: Jack Ian; Kuksool; Clintonfatigued; AuH2ORepublican
I wonder if there is any way we can persuade outgoing Sen. Fitzgerald to run for the House seat in '06. After all, a dozen years ago, Fitzgerald almost upended Crane in the primary. I'd love to see the look on that jackass Ray LaHood's face to have Pete serving in the House next time around.
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posted on
11/14/2004 8:38:42 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(*Rally Cry In '05: No Justices - No PEACE !*)
To: goldstategop; Kuksool; fieldmarshaldj
"Formerly safe GOP seats are now going liberal."
We'll have to wait for someone to compute the Bush-Kerry vote in Crane's dictrict, but in 2000 Bush got 56% of the vote in the district under the lines adopted in 2002 (which are its current lines). I would guesstimate that Bush got 58% in Crane's district in 2004. That does not sound like formerly Republican districts going liberal, it sounds like Crane's constituents chose to show him the door.
We'll get the seat back in 2006. DJ's suggestion of Peter Fitzgerald running for the seat is interesting, but Senator Fitzgerald may decide to get out of politics altogether after the way he was screwed by the IL RINO establishment. The good thing about the district being so Republican is that we don't need someone with 100% name ID to win beat Bean in 2006.
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posted on
11/15/2004 7:18:33 AM PST
by
AuH2ORepublican
(Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.)
To: fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; Kuksool; Lando Lincoln
That's an interesting idea, but I don't see it happening. Chances are that the G.O.P. nominee will be a state legialator. One possibility I see is that Melissa Bean, facing likely defeat for reelection, runs for statewide office, like state Treasurer.
BTW, who represents Crane's former constituants in the state legislature?
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