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[KCDem]

Let's hope - Duckworth is probably the weakest congressional candidate there.

That's a laughable assertion

[KCDem]

Let's hope - Duckworth is probably the weakest congressional candidate there.

That's a laughable assertion

She snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in 2006, and only won by an underwhelming margin against an unpopular congressman in a district that was drawn for her

That's a very Republican district down-ballot. She would also neutralize any "sympathy vote" Kirk might get, as crass as that may sound...

[KCDem]

Let's hope - Duckworth is probably the weakest congressional candidate there.

That's a laughable assertion

She snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in 2006, and only won by an underwhelming margin against an unpopular congressman in a district that was drawn for her

That's a very Republican district down-ballot. She would also neutralize any "sympathy vote" Kirk might get, as crass as that may sound...

Joe Walsh is not a generic Republican. 

I never said he was. But the media would eat up Duckworth's story.