Patrick O’Connor over at The Politico ( BBCT: Memeorandum) is reporting that former speaker Dennis Hastert is planning on announcing that he’s going to be leaving the house later this year.
In looking at the timing of all of this, and some of the other opinions, what this means in terms of outcome, apparently depends on where you who you ask. There are some, the such as O’Connor, and Andrew Malcolm over at the Los Angeles Times, who seem to feel that it’s going to help the democratic party, given that Illinois has a Democrat Governor… Who would be responsible for setting up the special election. and of course, the usual suspects are having a field day.
But, let’s inject a little reality, here. The problem with that special election for the Democrats and heir wet dreams of conquest, is that it would be impossible to coattail a Democrat congressman in on a special election. The voting for the as yet un-named Democrat would be undoubtedly heavier around the Chicago area, particularly in the unlikely event that the Democrat candidate for POTUS is Obama. But a special election would require that such a vote happen on a completely different day, and as a standalone vote. So much for the Democrat advantage.
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