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Rep. Luis Gutierrez, (D-Ill.), discusses whether Mitt Romney could take President Obama’s home state.
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Good having you now we're gonna get perhaps in front.
Democratic congress and from the science and Illinois and always Gutierrez.
Patterson.
In these one on one that's it says yeah I'm sure you're familiar Mitt Romney.
And President Obama depending on the poll and they're all over the map but.
Mitt Romney wins and a couple of them one on one which would be -- usual because this state has largely gone.
The Democrats say 1988 when George receive -- one or you just as a Democrat worried about that devastate that's been safely Democrat might not -- This fall.
Not really I'll tell you while we can look at where Mitt Romney did well today I'll tell you there weren't a lot of voters in my precinct at 6 AM this morning in Chicago.
I can tell you a lot of places where he didn't do well and I think I can give you lots of reasons why.
In the end I think Illinois is safely in the democratic column.
I was listening to your program and there was -- young lady saying well you know it's so warm in Chicago that people just played -- on the election you and I both know the Democratic Party machine holds elections in Chicago especially primaries in February and march so that it colds and people.
Don't vote except the ones they really can trust to come out the -- I mean Hillary Clinton people and all heavyweights and try to get dental get a lot of credit phase of what I -- -- -- I want a really matter iPad but on a real basis with the people think.
I mean if you're insurgent candidate would -- want you want warm weather so that the voter turnout is higher than the first Tennessee a win is probably -- -- -- strategy come closer attention to making the case that he could take your state music and Jessica 20% maybe turn out.
In the whole state of Illinois there is no enthusiasm.
For this electoral process.
Even at a splendidly.
Warm time I had precinct captain out this morning in shorts and the insurance it was so -- and Chicago as the people -- Now all right congressman thank you very much always good seeing.
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