David McSweeney, the Republican candidate in Illinois’ other hot congressional race, is also standing by Hastert.
McSweeney, an investment banker from Barrington Hills, said he also believes that Hastert didn’t know about the messages — either the strange Katrina email or the explicit instant messages that came out later.
“I believe the speaker is a man of integrity,” said McSweeney, who has also been high on Hastert’s priority list in recent months. “I’ve known him for a number of years. If that’s what he says, I believe him.”
The problem with this? Boehner and Reynolds have pretty much contradicted Hastert on several occasions now.
I believe we’ll see lots of Solitaire being played by the campaign staff for McSweeney for the next five weeks.