Illinois Senator Redux

[grantcart]

Again America is faced with the election of a great Illinois Senator against a candidate with military credntials.

Unfortunately for the Republican party McCain doesn't have the positive side of Ike's strategic experience.

Nevertheless both Illinois nominees show what it is going to take to win this election.

[whistle]

1. Adlai Stevenson never got elected president

...but he was a wonderful liberal American politician

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Adlai Stevenson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
In office
1961 – 1965
President John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Preceded by James J. Wadsworth
Succeeded by Arthur Goldberg

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31st Governor of Illinois
In office
January 10, 1949 – January 12, 1953
Lieutenant Sherwood Dixon
Preceded by Dwight H. Green
Succeeded by William Stratton

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Born February 5, 1900(1900-02-05)
Los Angeles, California
Died July 14, 1965 (aged 65)
London, England, United Kingdom
Political party Democratic
Spouse Ellen Borden (married 1928, divorced 1949)
Alma mater Princeton University, Northwestern University Law School
Religion Unitarian Universalist<1>

This is about the mid-20th-century politician and diplomat; for other American politicians so named, see Adlai Stevenson (disambiguation).

Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American politician, noted for his intellectual demeanor and advocacy of liberal causes in the Democratic Party. He served one term as governor of Illinois and ran, unsuccessfully, for president against Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956. He served as Ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 to 1965.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adlai_Stevenson

[grantcart]

2. and Democrats could not believe he could lose and may have relaxed

their activism in trying to get him elected.

[whistle]

3. I doubt that

[DarienComp]

4. Look at the worn-out soles in those shoes.

Clearly, Obama is an elitist.

[Alexander]

5. Stevenson was a Governor, not a US Senator.

[grantcart]

6. I was certain that he was also a Senator but you are absolutely correct