Article: Moseley-Braun off and running in uphill race

By locking in the support of key Democrats, Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun (D-Ill.) has improved her prospects for winning re-election in 1998.

"I expect to win. All you can do is the best you can do," Moseley-Braun, 49, said Monday.

Moseley-Braun listed the support of Mayor Daley, Sen.-elect Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) and Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D-Chicago), deputy chairman of the state Democratic Party. Polls indicate she faces an uphill fight for re-election, especially after criticism last summer for making a secret trip to meet with Nigerian dictator Gen. Sani Abacha. Still, Moseley-Braun talked with confidence. She has acknowledged mistakes but is asking to be judged on her full record. ...

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