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Swift Pivots from CA-40 to State Assembly

December 9, 2025 Dan Chmielewski 1

And the number of Democrats running for Congress in CA-40 just shrunk. Paula Swift has read the tea leaves and announced she’s dropping out of […]

Hello Burris, Goodbye Bush

January 12, 2009 0

It seems more and more likely that Roland Burris will be seated as a new senator from Illinois.Â Legally, I see noreason why Burris shouldn’t […]

Blago names an Obama Senate Seat Successor; will Reid seat him?

December 30, 2008 4

Embattled Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has named a successor to Barack Obama’s Illinois Senate seat.Â Blago’s choice is former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris,, calling […]

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