IL crazy dem Lt Gov candidate cohen FINALLY QUIT!

Cohen quits race for lieutenant governor
Mounting pressure over scandalous past forces him to drop out

Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Scott Lee Cohen, a Chicago pawnbroker whose surprise primary win last week was followed by scandalous revelations about his troubled past with a prostitute ex-girlfriend, said Sunday night he would quit as nominee.

"For the good of the people … I will resign," a tearful Cohen told reporters at a news conference he chose to hold at a Far North Side bar during halftime of the Super Bowl.

"The last thing I ever, ever wanted to do was to put the people of Illinois in jeopardy in any way," he also said.

Cohen's decision came five days after Democratic voters bypassed five rivals, including veteran state lawmakers, and chose the rookie candidate who poured $2 million in personal funds into an advertising blitzkrieg for the state's lightly regarded lieutenant governor spot. It marked one of the quickest and most dramatic changes to an Illinois political ticket in history.

Gov. Pat Quinn, who was concerned that his narrow primary victory over Comptroller Dan Hynes would be imperiled in the fall if Cohen was his running mate, said that by resigning Cohen "made the right decision for the Democratic Party and the people of Illinois."

"Now we can continue to focus our efforts on putting our economy back on track and working to bring good jobs to Illinois," Quinn said in a statement.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/elections/ct-met-madigan-cohen-criticism-20100207,0,793454.story


This is Great News!

I am from IL, it would have been REALLY hard to put a checkmark next to this guy's name.

nobody seemed to see scandal coming from a Chicago pawnbroker. Really? With our history? I mean, I know it's a stereotype, but fer chrissakes. That's just asking for it.

Thank goodness he's out.

Who says money doesn't buy votes?

You would think with this guy's history, some red flags would have been waving. But if you have enough money, you can overcome almost anything.

The SCOTUS decision must be addressed quickly, as it will impact the November elections.