I heard that Sen. Obama said that, if he isn’t elected president, he’ll run for governor, in 2010. If that happens, Illinois will have an open U.S. Senate race and a close governor primary race, for both parties.
It will be interesting to see if he does run in 2010 if everyone else will get out of the way for him in the Dem primary. Clearly if he runs, he’s doing it to get “executive experience” so he can run for President again. We may have to contend with this guy as a serious danger for the next 20+ years.