Article updated: 11/7/2012 8:55 PM

Joe Walsh for governor in 2014?

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Eighth District Republican Congressman Joe Walsh speaks to supporters after conceding to Democrat Tammy Duckworth during his election night rally at the Medinah Shrine Center in Addison.

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Eighth District Republican Congressman Joe Walsh speaks to supporters after conceding to Democrat Tammy Duckworth during his election night rally at the Medinah Shrine Center in Addison. In an interview Wednesday, Walsh said he's committed to helping refine the Illinois GOP's focus moving forward.

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Eighth District Congressman Joe Walsh said Wednesday that he made a mistake in his re-election campaign by making a controversial comment about abortion, but has no regrets.

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Less than 12 hours after his concession speech to Democrat Tammy Duckworth, Congressman Joe Walsh is not ruling out a future bid for governor or U.S. Senate. Describing a "dearth" of Republican leadership in Illinois, Walsh said someone needs to step up. And the McHenry Tea Partyer, known for his charismatic candor and caustic rhetoric, said it just might be him.In a candid interview, he addresses his future, as well as mistakes he made in his own campaign for re-election in the 8th Congressional District.

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