Not So Safe

The big news tonight is not that Obama beats Clinton in Wyoming caucuses but that former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert's house seat was won by a Democrat in spite of the fact that NRCC pumped over a million dollars they didn't have into the race.

CHICAGO -- A longtime Republican district fell to the Democrats Saturday when a wealthy businessman and scientist snatched former House Speaker Dennis Hastert's congressional seat in a closely watched special election.

Democrat Bill Foster won 52 percent of the vote compared to 48 percent for Republican Jim Oberweis. With 565 of 568 precincts reporting, Foster had 51,140 votes to Oberweis' 46,270.

"Tonight our voices are echoing across the country and Washington will hear us loud and clear, it's time for a change," Foster told cheering supporters Saturday evening.

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen said Foster's win is a rebuke of the Bush administration and of the GOP's apparent presidential nominee, John McCain, who campaigned for Oberweis.

IL 14 should have been as safe as a seat can get for the Republicans since no Democrat has held the seat for over 30 years.

Update
It appears that Oberweis was simply not crazy enough to get the real wingnuts out to vote.