The art of going negative in Illinois
In the race for President Obama's old Senate seat in Illinois, voters have seen a steady stream of negative ads. We checked in on the latest from Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk.
By Robert Farley :: Published on Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 at 02:04 p.m.
Accusations fly in campaign for Obama's old senate seat
The race between Illinois state treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, a Democrat, and U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., for a U.S. Senate seat has become downright nasty. We weigh in with a few fact checks from the competing attack ads.
By Robert Farley :: Published on Thursday, July 8th, 2010 at 07:42 p.m.
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