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Undaunted by the odds, Pollack has run a spirited campaign and has scored several blue chip endorsements. Earlier this summer, life-long liberal Democrat and pro-Israel champion Alan Dershowitz offered Pollack his first ever endorsement of a Republican. The Harvard Law professor said he was extraordinarily impressed by his former student and said he'd "never seen a more promising political leader" in his classroom than Pollack--high praise for a center-right Republican, considering the liberal source.
Today, a fellow young conservative rock star, Rep. Paul Ryan, will travel to Chicago for a luncheon to offer his endorsement and help close the
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Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)
As exciting and helpful as the Ryan endorsement may be for Pollack, my guess is that undecided male voters in the district may be more interested in the campaign's next big event: Hosting actress Vivica A. Fox at Evanston Township High School to discuss the importance of education.
Vivica A. Fox
Not a bad one-two punch of early September events, is it?
UPDATE: Joel's campaign manager passes along a *priceless* video clip of Pollack and Fox appearing together in the 2004 film, Blast! (The candidate is the slightly nerdy looking character talking about the power outage. Fox needs no further explanation).
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