Robert Abboud’s Post Election Comments

16th congressional district Democratic Party candidate for U.S. Representative Don Manzullo’s seat has sent this communication:

Thank You!!!

We knew from the beginning that this was going to be an uphill battle. Unfortunately, we did not make it over the top of the hill on Nov 4, 2008. We knew that going up against a 16 year incumbent on the first shot was a very long climb. As we look across the state of Illinois, despite a historic victory by President Elect Obama, many centrist Democrat candidates were unsuccessful. However, yesterday’s negative result is not the end. It must be the beginning.

Patricia and I want to thank all of the hundreds of volunteers and those who worked so hard on this campaign. We want to thank the hundreds of people who came out to knock on doors and make phone calls, the thousands of supporters that entrusted me with their vote, and the many organizations that supported us faithfully through this difficult contest. We will never forget all the hard work and support you gave to the campaign and to us. Let me assure you that your efforts are not wasted.

Unfortunately, we did not have a chance to thank many of you on the evening of Nov 4th. The size of the district made it difficult to thank everyone in person, but I assure you that our work together will continue and we will have a chance to spend some time together in the very near future.

I congratulate Mr. Manzullo on his re-election and hope that our contest moves him to being more accessible and responsive to the needs of everyone in the 16th District.

I am proud of the campaign we ran together because it was a campaign of ideas and issues. We came together behind a common purpose, to fundamentally change the direction of our country and our communities. The issues that existed on November 3rd still exist on November 5th. We still have the highest unemployment in Illinois, our economy is still on the ropes, manufacturing will continue to struggle, and we have yet to confront issues of transportation congestion, energy, health care and foreign policy. That must change. In this moment we must renew our resolve and continue our campaign for the issues we know to be critical to the prosperity of our families, our communities and our nation.

I promise to continue fighting for the issues and ideas that we all believe in, and I will remain active in the district so we may continue working together to confront our most trying challenges.

Thank you all for all your support. I am forever grateful. Please continue to contact me directly so we can work together to make the 16th District and our country the world leader we know it should and can be.

Bob Abboud


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