Former Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) is expected to announce Thursday that he is resigning his seat in Congress effective later this year, eventually setting up a special election to succeed him, knowledgeable GOP sources said late Wednesday.
UPDATE: Blagojevich has to set the special in 115 days after Hastert’s last day. That could move the Special to the February 5th primary with the special primary inbetween. It’s going to go fast.
“…effective later this year…”
Depending on when he actually leaves, that might mean a special primary sometime between Thanksgiving and New Year’s.
Yuck.
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