I have heard from some supporters from Lee County that Hastert has been slipping in Lee County, but this is a shocker.
Today, the Lee County Republicans took an advertisement in the local paper, the Dixon Telegraph. Somehow, the Republicans conveniently forgot to mention the third most powerful political figure in America, Dennis Hastert.
Here is a photo snap of the ad - a larger picture is available if you click.
Hastert's name should be after Sieben and before Mitchell.
More below the fold.
I have heard stories about support for the Speaker slipping, but this is BIG and would explain why there are very few Hastert signs in Lee County.
Wesley Fane, a high school student and an instrumental part of our ground campaign told me that he has seen several yards with Laesch (D), Topinka (R) and Mitchell (R) signs in their yards. He snapped a late night photo.
A few short updates:
I had a great day campaigning in Henry County the other day - follow this link for a great piece by WQAD.
Andy Shaw covered the race with ABC Chicago.
Our new commercial is out. Here is to getting out of Iraq.
I expect that Denny will be in the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival tomorrow and we think that ABC will cover my 5th ask for a debate.