There WAS no legit primary, Charles. Read on:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2573067/posts?page=35#35
Interesting take, and suggests that losing this seat could possibly be better than winning it.
But that presumes that Alexi would actually be found guilty of something, that the Illinois legislature wouldn’t take away the power of the governor to appoint a successor, or the democratic majority in the Senate wouldn’t simply refuse to remove Alexi from office — which I can’t see them doing if it meant losing the majority in the senate.
But still, a differing point of view. Thanks for pointing me to it.