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| Last Edited | COSDem Mar 30, 2009 12:18pm |
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| News Date | Monday, March 30, 2009 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | While Gov. Quinn takes tea and waffles with the Two Tops in the governor's mansion, everyone else is watching every wink and nod from Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Quinn's top rival in the February 2010 Democratic primary.
On Dec. 9, Madigan was putting the finishing touches on her gubernatorial adventure when U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald upstaged the festivities with a predawn tete-a-tete with Rod "Wanna Buy a Seat?" Blagojevich. For Madigan, the Hairy One was a much better bull's-eye than his successor. Quinn's only vices are a penchant for cookies, blueberry muffins, the Muppets and more than a smidgen of self-promotion.
The Blagojevich blowup set Madigan back on her pumps. No one is sure whether she will plow ahead with a gubernatorial bid. If she feints, the sugarplum dreams of her ambitious colleagues will perish in flames.
Evanston-based State Rep. Julie Hamos, who represents the 18th District along Chicago's North Side and North Shore, is already raising money and taking names for a run for attorney general. Hamos may have Madigan's blessing, but until the AG jumps, there's nowhere for Hamos to land.
Talk about jumping the ladder. Media outlets across the nation have been touting Chicago Urban League CEO Cheryle Jackson's anticipated run for Burris' seat, though all they seem to know is how to spell her name. Her backers, particularly in the black community, are waiting to see if multiple investigations by Fitzgerald, the U.S. Senate and the Sangamon County prosecutor will knock Burris off the ladder.
Jackson doesn't have a prayer if Burris stands for election. The two will split the black vote and not much else. Things will be even more hopeless if U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky decides to take a shot at the seat. Schakowsky is a powerhouse fund-raiser with a bullet-proof base among female, progressive and Jewish voters.
Ald. Joe Moore (49th) is said to be salivating over a Schakowsky bid, as that would give him a shot at her 9th Congressi |
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