Red to Blue Campaign Colors Illinois House Race | Womens eNews
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Planned Parenthood, the country's leading provider of reproductive health services, is targeting the 10th District of Illinois as one of the most important congressional races in the country for reproductive rights.
The district, in President Barack Obama's political stomping ground, is considered strategically important for Democrats, the party with stronger support for reproductive rights.
The contest between Democrat Dan Seals and Republican Robert Dold is one of the few where the besieged majority party in Congress could break longtime Republican control. The GOP incumbent Mark Kirk is vying for the Senate seat once held by Obama. The last time a Democrat represented the district was in 1975 when Abner Mikva, a friend and advisor to Obama, held the seat.
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The district, in President Barack Obama's political stomping ground, is considered strategically important for Democrats, the party with stronger support for reproductive rights.
The contest between Democrat Dan Seals and Republican Robert Dold is one of the few where the besieged majority party in Congress could break longtime Republican control. The GOP incumbent Mark Kirk is vying for the Senate seat once held by Obama. The last time a Democrat represented the district was in 1975 when Abner Mikva, a friend and advisor to Obama, held the seat.
Read the rest: http://www.womensenews.org/story/campaign-trail/101014/red-blue-campaign-colors-...
