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Polling and Political Wrap-Up, 11/2/09
Daily Kos — ... Speaking of the filing deadline to declare for the 2010 elections in Illinois, 7th district Congressman Danny Davis (D) is apparently suffering from severe indecision. After making all the moves to run for Cook County Board President, he elected to file for both that office and his Congressional seat. He has exactly one week to withdraw one of those two candidacies. ...

SSP Daily Digest: 11/3
Swing State Project — ... : Yesterday was the filing deadline in Illinois, and lots more names trickled in after yesterday's digest. For starters, we actually did get a Dem on the ballot in IL-06 (and all the other GOP-held House districts), although it really seems to be Some Dude: the heretofore unknown Benjamin Lowe. In IL-07, more electeds eventually showed up, in addition to state Sen. Rickey Hendon. So too did alderwoman Sharon Dixon, alderman Bob Fioretti, and former state Rep. Annazette Collins. And I'm left wondering about the weird saga of Patrick Hughes, the great wingnut hope in the Senate ...