WASHINGTON--House Democratic hopeful Robin Kelly, who clinched the nomination Tuesday for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. seat, guests on MSNBC's ""The Rachel Maddow Show" Thursday night. This is Kelly's first national interview following her primary win.

The show is live, 9-10 P.M. ET; that's 8-9 P.M. Chicago time. Kelly won with the gun issue and a $2.2 million assist from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's SuperPac.

My column on Bloomberg's intervention in the Illinois race--and his determination to take more shots at the National Rifle Association-- is HERE