The rats must wish this came out like last week.
Quite the opposite. The ‘Rats were sitting on this info for this very moment - where they would release the info to the press after the Primary, and as far away from the General Election as possible.
They wanted someone for Lt. Governor who wasn’t going to win the election, or wasn’t interested in competing in a long, statewide race, and this was their plan all along to get it done while SUBVERTING the democratic process.
Rest assured, the spot won’t go to the guy who got the second most votes in the Lt. Gov. race when Cohen steps down.
They have had someone in mind for a while, and I see three distinct possibilities:
1.) They had intended all along to give the loser of the Quinn/Hynes race this spot to unite the party and the ticket for fall. This allows them to corrupt the process to get it done.
2.) They had a Chicago Machine guy who would never win a statewide race in mind whom they wanted in Springfield one heartbeat from the Governor’s office (a guy like, oh say, Bill Daley).
3.) They have an African-American in mind who can guarantee there will be no off-year election turnout problems in the city (Jesse Jackson, Jr., Bobby Rush, Jeremy Meeks, Etc.). With a full city turnout in an off-year election, they will keep the Governor’s office.
No, Impy, this was timed perfectly for what they are about to do to the democratic process. They wanted Cohen to win, and helped him win - no they can pick whomever they want without having to ask the voters.
You wait. You wait and see who gets that nod. You heard it here first.......