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Defend America on Thursday, February 04, 2010 5:46:17 PM
Hynes concedes in emotional speech
Fighting
back tears, Dan Hynes conceded the Democratic primary election for
governor Thursday morning and endorsed Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s
reelection bid after a bitter campaign that came down to just 8,000
votes.
“The people have spoken and the votes have been counted,” Hynes said in an emotional but gracious speech.
“We rose up but fell just a little short,” the state comptroller
said. “We did the right thing, made sure all the votes were counted and
now we’re sure: That wasn’t us. And rather than contest or demand
anything further, let’s do the right thing again."
With all precincts reporting, Quinn defeated Hynes by only 8,090 votes, 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/32527.html