DLTDHYOTWO!* Chicago Politics
Sun, February 7, 2010 at 21:34 Chicago politics. With news of the scandals soon to be released, the "alleged" winner of the DNC for Illinois Governor, Scott Lee Cohen, announced during the Super Bowl half time show that he was exiting Stage Pinko Left.
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From the Chicago Tribune: Pawnbroker says he's dropping out of race
This is amazing, isn't it?
Scott Lee Cohen, the pawnbroker whose surprise victory in last week's Democratic lieutenant governor primary was followed by scandalous revelations about him, quit the race tonight during the half time of the Super Bowl, saying he didn't want to "put the people of Illinois in jeopardy in any way."
Cohen made the tearful announcement at the Hop Haus tavern on the Far North Side. He spoke just hours after a spokesman for powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan, the state Democratic chairman, said Madigan had urged Cohen to quit in a private meeting Friday.
"For the good of the people of the state of Illinois and for the Democratic party, I will resign," an emotional Cohen told a crowd of reporters.
Cohen's candidacy was widely perceived as a potential disaster for Gov. Pat Quinn and the rest of the Democratic ticket in the November general election.
When Cohen became a candidate, he disclosed that a 2005 domestic battery charge against him had been dismissed. It was only after his victory Tuesday that the details became known: His girlfriend at the time, a prostitute, had accused him of holding a knife to her throat but had failed to appear in court, leading to charges being dropped.
More revelations followed last week: Cohen admitted injecting anabolic steroids, was accused of failing to pay child support even while he put at least $2 million into his campaign, and was identified as the target of dozens of lawsuits over back taxes. [...]
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