OIC. Kind of a different deal, isn't it? Hillary is not running as an incumbent. (Although she's trying to, LOL).

>No, I didn't mean Illinois, I meant the home state of the senator (Lieberman). When he lost the Democrat Senate (his own) seat primary as a Dem, he switched to Independent (democrat) and won in November.
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>>I am totally blanking. Another Senator from Illinois who ran as an independent, and was apparently elected?
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>>>I wonder if it's too late for her to get on the election in November as an independent? Afterall, it worked for another Senator in his home state... :o) Now THAT would be interesting.