Cegelis gives endorsement to Duckworth for Hyde seat

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Cegelis gives endorsement to Duckworth for Hyde seat

April 3, 2006

BY LYNN SWEET SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST

Christine Cegelis, who lost a three-way Democratic House primary battle last month, said she endorses the winner, wounded Iraq war vet Tammy Duckworth.

"I certainly endorse Tammy over Peter Roskam. I hope for a Demo-cratic win in November, and I wish her all the luck in the world,'' Cegelis said.

Cegelis and I talked Thursday night over the phone about the west suburban 6th Congressional District election to replace Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Ill.), whose decision not to run for another term creates a rare open seat.

Earlier in the week, Cegelis had been in Washington for an event with a group that helped her campaign, the Progressive Democrats of America. She joined the advisory board.
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1. Hopeful news for DanCa and the rest of us.

Snip>A week ago, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Duckworth started hitting Roskam for his opposition to stem cell research.

In the end, Roskam is the opponent, and issues such as stem cell research will dramatize the differences between Duckworth and Roskam, differences that ultimately may serve to unite most Democrats, whether or not they are angry.<snip