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Republican Jim Edgar regrets choice not to run in 2006 race
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| Last Edited | COSDem Dec 10, 2008 03:38pm |
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| News Date | Wednesday, December 10, 2008 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Three years ago, Jim Edgar teared up as he announced he would not challenge Democratic incumbent Gov. Rod Blagojevich in the 2006 gubernatorial race.
He's had moments of regrets ever since – none more than Tuesday, when Blagojevich was arrested on corruption charges. Perhaps, Edgar said, "I could have prevented this."
"I really thought Judy Baar Topinka could win that race. I feel bad about that," said Edgar, a Republican who served two terms from 1991 to 1999. But he added, "It probably still was the right decision."
He blamed voters for re-electing Blagojevich to a second term, saying the media had documented the governor's attempts to win campaign contributions in exchange for state jobs or contracts.
"All these things were raised during the last campaign. The electorate has to pay a lot more attention to elections in this state," Edgar said. |
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