Roskam Fits Sixth

Excellent piece by Tom Bevan, RCP on the Illinois 6th race, where Republican Peter Roskam is fighting Rahm Emanuel's handpicked candidate:

Roskam is also quick to point out that while most of his money comes in the form of small checks from district residents, more than 95% of Duckworth's money comes from out of the district and her list of contributors is a veritable who's who of the liberal elite: George Soros, Barbara Streisand, and Rosie O'Donnell, to name just a few, have all given money to the Duckworth campaign.

There's also the issue of Duckworth's residency: she lives more than a mile outside the boundaries of the sixth district. Her home in Hoffman Estates actually sits in the adjacent eighth congressional district.

Roskam has grown up in the district and has served constituents in both houses of the state legislature, so he knows it well. He also understands the stakes for our country.