What to expect in the Illinois Democratic primary to replace Dick Durbin

Source: Washington Examiner · Bias: Center Right

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Illinois voters head to the polls Tuesday for the first open Senate race in nearly three decades following Sen. Dick Durbin’s retirement — a Democratic primary overshadowed in its final days by controversy over a claimed endorsement from the late civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. The retirement of the 81-year-old Durbin, who has held the […]

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What to expect in the Illinois Democratic primary to replace Dick Durbin

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Illinois voters head to the polls Tuesday for the first open Senate race in nearly three decades following Sen. Dick Durbin’s retirement — a Democratic primary overshadowed in its final days by controversy over a claimed endorsement from the late civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. The retirement of the 81-year-old Durbin, who has held the […]