Posted on 02/07/2010 5:58:55 PM PST by Clintonfatigued
The Democratic nominee for Illinois lieutenant governor has dropped out of the race less than a week after winning the nomination amid a political uproar about his past.
Scott Lee Cohen announced his decision Sunday night at a Chicago bar.
The pawn broker and owner of a cleaning supplies company won the nomination Tuesday. Since then, it has become widely know that he was accused of abusing his ex-wife and holding a knife to the throat of an ex-girlfriend.
The girlfriend herself had been charged with prostitution. He also admits using steroids in the past.
Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, who would have been paired with Cohen on the November ticket, U.S. Rep. Danny Davis and Sen. Dick Durbin all had urged Cohen to leave the race.
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Color me unsurprised by this development.
Oh but his credentials were SO perfect for a Democrat!
It was absolutely planned all along, you will see.
The negative press means nothing this early on, and the Democrats know it won’t matter - all that matters is bringing a unified Democrat ticket and maximizing city turnout in an off-year election.
Blagojevich had a 29% approval rating, was awash in corruption, and had NOTHING but bad press and he won EASILY four years ago.
The scum on the Left in our state knew EXACTLY what they were doing here...
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