What do I think? I think this is looooong overdue.

I agree, and I am generally a democrat leaning independent.



He has tried to run the state like a mob boss and people just get tired of that. I am not sure we need a recall, but this needs to be his last term. If the Republicans had a decent candidate and were not in a year when everyone was voting against Bush and Republicans ... he would have been out in 2006. He just sort of got lucky that he got 4 more years.



I think whether or not there is a recall may depend on what happens in November. If Obama loses in November (he will be the nominee, it is a near mathematical certainty), then I could see Democrats getting behind a recall effort so that they could place Obama in the relative protection of the governorship for a 2012 run (getting rid of the experience problem, but allowing him to miss all the controversial votes in the Senate). This is especially true if Hillary somehow manages to steal the nomination from him.



But, if Obama doesn't factor into the equation, then I doubt there will be a recall or if there is I doubt it will succeed. The Democrats don't just want to hand the Republicans the Governor's Mansion. Most likely is that some backroom conversations will make clear to Rod that this is it for him and he will announce he is not seeking reelection and then Quinn or another Democratic candidate can get the governor's mansion in 2010.

I just hope somebody actually gets the governor's mansion...[/i]

Shimmy wrote:I just hope somebody actually gets the governor's mansion...[/i]

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