Losing Obama's Senate seat - is IL the next Massachusetts?

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Wednesday January 27, 2010 · 2:16 PM PST

2010/01/27 · 14:16

If Alexi Giannoulias is the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, Democrats will lose Barack Obama’s Senate seat in 2010.

Adding to the list of his Bright Start cover-up, loans to Tony Rezko and other misleading statements, Alexi Giannoulias just added another pound of baggage to his heavy load.

Today, Jan 26th, Crain’s Chicago Business is reporting that Regulators have clamped down on Giannoulias’ Broadway Bank. According to recent polls, Giannoulias, is the frontrunner with David Hoffman gaining ground rapidly and 27% of the electorate undecided.

First let me underscore that this is President Obama’s former senate seat and we know that Republicans will spend 10-15 million trying to win it back with a formidable opponent in Republican Mark Kirk.

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Why did we lose Ted Kennedy's seat?

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Why did we lose Ted Kennedy's seat?

Too liberal on healthcare

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Too conservative on the senate version of the healthcare bill

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It was not about healthcare, we had a weak candidate on the Dem side

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Washington should be working on the economy instead of healthcare

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Party complacency

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