With more than 25 Republicans this year, the fact that the seat held by one of them, former House Speaker Denny Hastert, has turned to the Democrats can’t be a good sign:
In a stunning upset Saturday that could be a sign of trouble for Republicans this fall, a little-known Democratic physicist won the special election for a far west suburban congressional seat long held by former GOP House Speaker Dennis Hastert.
Rookie candidate Bill Foster scored a comfortable victory over Republican dairyman Jim Oberweis, who lost his fourth high-profile contest in six years, after an expensive and highly negative contest.
Foster had 53 percent to Oberweis’ 47 percent with all of the unofficial vote counted.
This is likely to be the start of a trend, especially with seats held by moderate Republicans in districts that have been trending Democratic over the past several years.
