For Rauner and GOP, magic number in Illinois House is 1
Via The Chicago Tribune
There are 118 Illinois House seats on the ballot Tuesday, but for Republicans, the magic number is one.
The GOP knows it’s highly unlikely they’ll catch a tidal wave and sweep Speaker Michael Madigan out of power. But all the House Republicans need to do is end up with one more seat and the long-serving Southwest Side Democrat will no longer hold a supermajority of 71 members.
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