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Madison County in the Metro East began flipping red in the 2010 election, and the GOP鈥檚 support has only gotten stronger. But local Democrats don鈥檛 see neighboring St. Clair County flipping anytime soon.

Wednesday on 鈥淪t. Louis on the Air,鈥� we gathered our political reporters to recap Tuesday鈥檚 election. The consensus: Republicans ruled the night.鈥淚t was a鈥�

State Rep. Mike Bost rode the national Republican wave to victory Tuesday night, knocking off incumbent U.S. Rep. Bill Enyart to represent parts of the鈥�

鈥淧eople in America don鈥檛 understand that our monetary supply is debt based. They think it comes from taxes,鈥� Paula Bradshaw explained. 鈥淭axes are just the鈥�

While the leading candidates for one of the nation鈥檚 most competitive Congressional races agreed that the economy and jobs were the top issue facing the鈥�

On a late September day in Granite City, U.S. Rep. Bill Enyart was in his element. He was presenting a big ceremonial check to Chestnut Health Systems,鈥�

On the surface, Mike Bost and Moses don鈥檛 have that much in common. But some not-so-flattering political ads may create a different impression.Bost 鈥� a鈥�

The second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House was in Granite City, Ill. on Wednesday to boost his longstanding focus on bolstering manufacturing jobs.鈥�

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin knows firsthand the difficulty in getting a minimum wage increase passed through a legislative body. The Illinois Democrat was鈥�

Illinois鈥� higher education, business and political leaders are pledging cooperation for an effort to bring manufacturing jobs to the region. U.S. Rep.鈥�