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Jesse Jackson Jr.
The Corner on National Review Online — [image] [image] NRO BLOG ROW | THE CORNER | ARCHIVES SEARCH E-MAIL PRINT RSS [image] [image] Sunday, October 26, 2008 [image] Jesse Jackson Jr. [ Kathryn Jean Lopez ] offers another reason to get out the vote for McCain-Palin: Senator Jackson. 10/26 02:39 PM [image] [image] [image] © National Review Online 2008. All Rights Reserved. Home | Search | NR / Digital | Donate | Media Kit | Contact Us

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The New Editor — Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL), on the prospect of replacing Barack Obama as US Senator from Illinois: “If Sen. Obama wins -- and I’m optimistic that he will, I indeed would be honored and humbled to succeed him in the U.S. Senate. But, in the end, the decision rests with Gov. Blagojevich and I’m confident that he’ll make an appointment in the best interest of the state as well as the nation.”

Jesse Jackson Jr. would be "honored and humbled" to replace Obama
Politico Live's Blogs — ... Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) has also expressed interest and Tammy Duckworth, director of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs and a veteran, is rumored to be a candidate. ...

The Solution
Matthew Yglesias — ... The Hill reports that Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) would like to be appointed to fill the vacancy that would be left behind if Barack Obama moves into the White House: ...

Jackson Eyes Obama's Senate Seat
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — ... Barack Obama after his father famously threatened to castrate him, is the favorite to replace the Democratic nominee in the Senate," according to The Hill. ...

Scion Of The Times: Elect Obama, Get Two Two-Fers ... Or Maybe An Asian “Compromise”
Discriminations — ... According to this article in Sunday’s The Hill newspaper, the leading candidates to replace Barack Obama and Joe Biden in the Senate, should they be elected president and vice president, are Jessie Jackson’s son, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., and Joe Biden’s son, Beau Biden. Both fathers are said to be eager to have their sons inherit their seats. ...

Road to 270: Illinois
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — ... There will be a bit of action to watch after Election Day, when should Obama win, Governor Blagojevich will have to appoint his replacement in the Senate. Jesse Jackson Jr., who represents the Second Congressional District, is reportedly the odds-on favorite, but Blago faces something of a dilemma here: the Jackson name is a liability in a statewide race, and what might otherwise be a safe Democratic seat could become a battleground in 2010, certainly in the general election and possibly also in the primaries. In the long run, this seat probably belongs to ...

Obama's Replacement: Decision By Committee?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... , as does retiring State Senate President Emil Jones, Obama's Springfield mentor. Those who believe Blagojevich would use the appointment to help his own re-election mention Attorney General Lisa Madigan and State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, both potential gubernatorial primary foes. Atlantic political blogger Marc Ambinder even ...

12/3: The GOP Comeback Begins?
Blogometer — ... class": " Bill Clinton yesterday was forced to deny speculation that he would be appointed to replace his wife in the U.S. Senate. Leading candidates for that seat still include John F. Kennedy 's daughter ( Caroline [Kennedy] ) , Robert Kennedy 's son ( RFK, Jr. ) , and Mario Cuomo 's son ( Andrew [Cuomo ]) . In Illinois, a leading contender to replace Barack Obama in the Senate is Jesse Jackson 's son ( Jesse [Jackson], Jr. ) . In Delaware, it was widely ...

Come Right In, Mr. Brooks.
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The American Nepotist Class
PoliGazette — ... In Illinois, a leading contender to replace Barack Obama in the Senate is Jesse Jackson’s son (Jesse, Jr.).  In Delaware, it was ...