Such reactions are exactly why the leading lights of the Democratic Party -- including Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York , John Kerry of Massachusetts and Illinois 's own Barack Obama -- have rushed to back Ms. Duckworth 's bid for the Democratic nomination in Tuesday 's primary , making the Sixth District contest to replace Henry Hyde , the Republican incumbent who is retiring after 32 years , one of the most closely watched in the country .
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