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November 08, 2012

USA: Modi supporter Joe Walsh loses his US Congress seat

Despite millions of dollars in SuperPAC funding, including an "Indian American" SuperPAC backing Walsh for his support on Modi (see below), Joe Walsh (with all his extremist views) has finally gone down in history as a loser!  

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Joe Walsh Election Results: Illinois Congressman Defeated By Tammy Duckworth


Freshman Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh was defeated Tuesday by Tammy Duckworth, his Democratic challenger in Illinois' 8th congressional district.
With 41 percent of the votes counted, Duckworth led Walsh 56.3 percent to 43.7 percent. The race was initially called by NBC. AP has also called the race for Duckworth.
The volatile race between Walsh, a Tea Party favorite, and Duckworth was one of the nation's most closely watched congressional battles. Nearly $6.6 million in outside spending was reported in the contest, including $2.7 million worth of ads attacking Duckworth poured into the race by conservative super PACs in recent weeks.