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Chicago TribuneWith a special election looming Saturday and national Republicans spending more than $1.1 million to defeat him, Democrat Bill Foster on Tuesday touted the endorsement of popular Illinois Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
In a 30-second TV commercial that began airing on Chicago stations Tuesday, Obama says he is endorsing Foster over Republican Jim Oberweis in the 14th Congressional District race "because represents the change we need."
"You may think you have to wait until November to vote for change, but here in Illinois you can start Saturday, March 8. That's when you can vote to send Bill Foster to Congress," Obama tells voters in the ad.
The Foster campaign announced the existence of the endorsement Feb. 14 but did not air the ad until this week, presumably to give the Democrat a bump going into Saturday's election.
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The Cook Political Report has upgraded this race from
Likely Republican to
Leans Republican