Kerry Obama Goodman Campaign

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In 2004, John Kerry won the Democratic nomination for the United States presidential election. Kerry and his vice presidential pick John Edwards ran against incumbent President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. During their 2004 campaign, Kerry and Edwards endorsed Barack Obama in Illinois’ senatorial race. In the same year, Lee Goodman ran as a Democrat to unseat Mark Kirk, the Republican incumbent representative for Illinois' 10th congressional district. People traded these Illinois 10th congressional district Kerry-Edwards-Obama buttons all over the U.S. and even in Guam. While Kerry and Edwards lost the presidential election to Bush and Cheney, and Goodman lost to Kirk, Obama won the senatorial race in a landslide with 70% of the vote. Obama would also go on to be the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

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Tenth News. (2004) Tenth Congressional District Democrats. Retrieved from http://tenthdems.org/newsletters/0408_nl.pdf 

Barack Obama. (2024, November 13). In Wikipedia. Retrieved November 14, 2024 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama 

John Kerry. (2024, November 11). In Wikipedia. Retrieved November 14, 2024 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kerry 

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Kerry Obama Campaign

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Blue and red block letters on blue Illinois state with red background and white text on left. Upper right photograph of John Kerry and John Edwards with white text on blue background. Lower right blue text with photograph of Barack Obama on white background.

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In 2004, John Kerry won the Democratic nomination for the United States presidential election. Kerry and his vice presidential pick John Edwards ran against incumbent President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. During their 2004 campaign, Kerry and Edwards endorsed Barack Obama in Illinois’ senatorial race. People traded these Illinois 10th congressional district Kerry-Edwards-Obama buttons all over the U.S. and even in Guam. While Kerry and Edwards lost the presidential election to Bush and Cheney, Obama won the senatorial race in a landslide with 70% of the vote. Obama would also go on to be the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

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Tenth News. (2004) Tenth Congressional District Democrats. Retrieved from http://tenthdems.org/newsletters/0408_nl.pdf 

Barack Obama. (2024, November 13). In Wikipedia. Retrieved November 14, 2024 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama 

John Kerry. (2024, November 11). In Wikipedia. Retrieved November 14, 2024 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kerry 

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I'm an Obama fan

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Text on Button I'm an OBAMA FAN! Vote Democrat 2004
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In 2004 Barack Obama announced his bid for the Illinois Senate, following the announcement from incumbent Peter Fitzgerald that he would not run for a second term. Obama quickly rose to the top following endorsements from most major Illinois newspapers and several large unions. Initially the Republican frontrunner was Jack Ryan, but he dropped out following divorce court records were released in which his wife alleged he pressured her into public sex acts. His replacement, John Keyes suffered from a conservative voting record and his image as an outsider, having few ties to Illinois. Obama received 70% of the vote, with the race being one of the first to be called on Election Day. The race and subsequent victory brought Obama to the forefront of the Democratic Party and grew his popularity, which later led to his election as President in 2008.

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Neal, Steve (December 31, 2003). "Obama's endorsements stacking up; Before he died, former Sen. Paul Simon had decided to endorse Obama". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 33. Retrieved from http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb...

Kinzer, Stephen; Jo Napolitano (June 23, 2004). "Illinois Senate Campaign Thrown Into Prurient Turmoil". The New York Times. Retrieved from https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9406E3D71039F930A15755C0....

"Election Results". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved from https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx.

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Democrat Obama US Senate

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Text on Button Democrat OBAMA U.S. SENATE COMPLIMENTS OF GARY DEMOCRATIC PRECINCT ORGANIZATION CHICAGO, ILL union bug 855
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In 2004 Barack Obama announced his bid for the Illinois Senate, following the announcement from incumbent Peter Fitzgerald that he would not run for a second term. Obama quickly rose to the top following endorsements from most major Illinois newspapers and several large unions. Initially the Republican frontrunner was Jack Ryan, but he dropped out following divorce court records were released in which his wife alleged he pressured her into public sex acts. His replacement, John Keyes suffered from a conservative voting record and his image as an outsider, having few ties to Illinois. Obama received 70% of the vote, with the race being one of the first to be called on Election Day. The race and subsequent victory brought Obama to the forefront of the Democratic Party and grew his popularity, which later led to his election as President in 2008.

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Neal, Steve (December 31, 2003). "Obama's endorsements stacking up; Before he died, former Sen. Paul Simon had decided to endorse Obama". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 33. Retrieved from http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cst…

Kinzer, Stephen; Jo Napolitano (June 23, 2004). "Illinois Senate Campaign Thrown Into Prurient Turmoil". The New York Times. Retrieved from https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9406E3D71039F930A15755C….

"Election Results". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved from https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx.

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Barack Obama Lives Here

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In 2004 Barack Obama announced his bid for the Illinois Senate, following the announcement from incumbent Peter Fitzgerald that he would not run for a second term. Obama quickly rose to the top following endorsements from most major Illinois newspapers and several large unions. Initially the Republican frontrunner was Jack Ryan, but he dropped out following divorce court records were released in which his wife alleged he pressured her into public sex acts. His replacement, John Keyes suffered from a conservative voting record and his image as an outsider, having few ties to Illinois. Obama received 70% of the vote, with the race being one of the first to be called on Election Day. The race and subsequent victory brought Obama to the forefront of the Democratic Party and grew his popularity, which later led to his election as President in 2008.

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Neal, Steve (December 31, 2003). "Obama's endorsements stacking up; Before he died, former Sen. Paul Simon had decided to endorse Obama". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 33. Retrieved from http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cst…

Kinzer, Stephen; Jo Napolitano (June 23, 2004). "Illinois Senate Campaign Thrown Into Prurient Turmoil". The New York Times. Retrieved from https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9406E3D71039F930A15755C….

"Election Results". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved from https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx.

 

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Barack Obama for US Senate Icons

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Text on Button Barack Obama for U.S. Senate Vote Obama On November 2nd! Real Leadership… Or At Least The Ability To Stay In The Race!
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On January 21, 2003, Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the United States Senate seat for Illinois. He’d been campaigning for the position since July of 2002. Out of the 15 candidates, seven were millionaires, which led to the most expensive campaign for a United States Senate primary. It wasn’t until Obama extended his campaign to television ads that he took the lead. Barack Obama won the Democratic primary on March 16, 2004 with nearly 53% of the votes for the party.
In the general election, Obama ran against two different Republican candidates: Jack Ryan and Alan Keyes. While Ryan had originally won the Republican primary election after reportedly spending $3.35 million of his own money on his campaign, he was pushed to back down following the release of compromising records from his divorce and child custody battle against Star Trek actress, Jeri Ryan. Just over a month after the child custody files were released by the Los Angeles court, Ryan withdrew from the election on July 29, 2004.
Following Ryan's withdrawal, the Illinois Republican Party asked Alan Keyes (their third replacement choice) to run and he agreed. Keyes had run for Senate in New York previously and had lost. Although he had been contacted by the Illinois Republican Party to run, Keyes faced criticism for running in a state in which he had never lived and was accused of carpetbagging. In the end, Keyes’ few ties to the state and some of his more radical statements lost him the race with a massive 43% difference in votes. On November 2, 2004, Barack Obama became one of the United States Senators from Illinois. He was officially sworn into office on January 3, 2005.

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Davey, M. (2004, March 17). The 2004 campaign: The Illinois primary; from crowded field, democrats choose state legislator to seek senate seat. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/17/us/2004-campaign-illinois-primary-cr…
2004 United States senate election in Illinois. (2020, June). Retrieved June 22, 2020 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_United_States_Senate_election_in_Ill…
Alan Keyes. (2020, June). Retrieved June 22, 2020 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Keyes
Barack Obama. (2020, June). Retrieved June 22, 2020 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama

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I Love Blue Island

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Text on Button I LOVE 150 YEARS Historic Blue Island
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Blue Island is a South suburb of Chicago, Illinois, and is adjunct to the city in Cook County. It was established in 1835 as a way station for travelers on the Vincennes Trace, which was a cross-country trackway that passed through Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. Blue Island has been a point of entry for immigrants since the 1840's. In the early 1900's, Blue Island incorporated as a city to avoid being annexed by Chicago. Again, in 1915, Blue Island residents rejected annexation while the nearby Morgan Park joined Chicago.

In 1985, Blue Island celebrated their 150th anniversary and held many events including a parade.

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The Devil Made Me Do It Pitchfork

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Text on Button THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT
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“The devil made me do it” is a phrase associated with Geraldine Jones, a character created by comedian and variety television show host Flip Wilson in the late 1960s. Born Clerow Wilson in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1933, Wilson was known by the nickname “Flip,” from “flip out.” He became one of the most popular African-American comedians in history and influenced later entertainers such as Arsenio Hall and Keenen Wayans.

Wilson got his start in the mid-1950s in San Francisco while working as a hotel bellhop. After performing in small clubs and theaters across the country, he went to New York where he appeared on the Tonight Show, the Ed Sullivan Show, and Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In. He was given his own television show, the Flip Wilson Show, in 1970. Geraldine became one of his most popular stock characters and was known for phrases like “the devil made me do it” and “what you see is what you get” (the source for the commonly-used Internet acronym “wysiwyg”). Wilson retired from show business in 1974 to spend more time with his family. He died in 1998.

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Flip Wilson. (1999). Contemporary black biography (Volume 21). Detroit: Gale.

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Tracking Down Tinley

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Text on Button TRACKING DOWN TINLEY
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Tinley Park is a village in Cook and Will County, Illinois that sits along the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad line. The village was incorporated in 1892 and named after the village's first railroad station agent, Samuel Tinley, Sr.

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"Tinley Park, IL - Official Website - Mayor". Tinleypark.org. Retrieved 22 August 2017.

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