Tipsheet Cool: Audience at Congressional Debate Insists on Saying Pledge of Allegiance Guy Benson | October 23, 2010 1:01 PM A goosebumps-inducing moment at a Congressional debate in Illinois' 8th District: Joe Walsh faces a tough battle in IL-08 against a popular incumbent, Melissa Bean, but if a righteous wave's a-coming, Bean could get swept up.