U.S. Rep. Bill Foster is the most vulnerable House Democrat in Illinois, political analyst Charlie Cook said in his latest Cook Political Report.
Cook previously gave Foster the electoral advantage in November, but now considers the race a “toss up” due to fallout from the Broadway Bank seizure is affecting more than the campaign of Democrat Senate nominee Alexi Giannoulias.
“For Foster, who has never had to run a race against anyone other than deeply flawed dairy magnate Jim Oberweis, the slightest national breeze in the GOP’s favor is a severe threat. But to the extent that breeze gets stronger as a result of state Democrats’ troubles, Foster’s challenge of making this race about GOP state Sen. Randy Hultgren gets even more difficult, even with the aid of his personal checkbook,” Cook’s House Editor David Wasserman wrote. “Of all incumbent House Democrats in the state, Foster is currently the most vulnerable. This race moves to the Toss Up column.”