Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) is running against Republican incumbent Mark Kirk for Barack Obama's old Senate seat. So it's only fitting that she netted this key endorsement this week, following her primary win.
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden endorsed Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) for Senate on Wednesday.
“I’m proud to support Tammy Duckworth for the seat I once held in the United States Senate,” Obama said. “Few people fight as passionately for our veterans as Tammy. Soon after I was first elected president, I asked her to join my administration and serve her fellow veterans at the VA. She served with purpose and distinction — service that continued when she ran for Congress and won. And I was proud to sign one of Tammy’s signature pieces of legislation — the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act — into law.”
“When her nation calls, Tammy Duckworth answers, and I’m proud to support her in this next mission: running for the U.S. Senate,” Biden said. “She supports programs that make college more affordable, including free community college for deserving students, and that’s the kind of voice we need in the U.S. Senate.”
Presidents don't generally make congressional endorsements, so this is kind of a BFD. It's appropriate this time, too, given what Duckworth has sacrificed for her country, and how crass Republicans have been about that very sacrifice. This endorsement from Illinois’ most illustrious citizen should give Duckworth a good boost.
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