Burris will not seek reelection to U.S. Senate

The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting Roland Burris will NOT run for reelection to his U.S. Senate seat in 2010, due to his inability to raise funds: The decision by Burris was based on his inability to raise campaign funds; campaign disclosures with the Federal Election Commission are expected to be…

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Burris likely to have opposition in 2010

Josh Kraushaar of Politico is is reporting Senator Roland Burris of Illinois may have challengers in the Illinois Democratic senate primary in 2010. I’ve figured Sen. Burris would have a challenger or several, and according to Politico those challengers could include a who’s who of Illinois politics. In addition to…

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Random Thoughts From the DNC Convention

NIGHT 1: First thought – there’s a reason these folks aren’t speaking in prime time. Boy, there’s some really terrible public speakers in the group, and it makes me wonder how some of these folks got elected to public office. Next thought – Alexi Giannoulias (Illinois State Treasurer) might be…

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