Ryan Pulls Name Off Ill. Senate Ballot

[Rose Siding]

CHICAGO -- Republican Jack Ryan officially withdrew from the U.S. Senate race Thursday, nearly five weeks after a sex club scandal forced him to abandon his candidacy.

The Illinois State Board of Elections received Ryan's withdrawal papers Thursday morning in Springfield, according to Darlene Gervase, assistant to the board's director.

His exit comes a day after Republican leaders said they were tired of waiting for Ryan to get off the ballot and scheduled a meeting of the committee that will choose his replacement.
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At the same time, a rosy glow surrounds the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, Barack Obama. The state senator from Chicago delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night to rave reviews.
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Last week, Fitzgerald said, "It's a sad comment on the Illinois Republican Party that arguably no one who is sane is willing to even accept the nomination."

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-senate-race,0,1229449.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

[WI_DEM]

1. I have a feeling in the end they will pressure Fitzgerald to

be the nominee. He will lose, of course, but they will want to have somebody.

[Walt Starr]

6. No, actually, they won't

The Illinois GOP pressured Fitzgerald to give up his seat because Fitzgerald was unwilling to follow the Illinois GOP instructions to the letter.

The IL GOP burned the Fitzgerald bridge in 2002.

[mark0rama]

2. It's not just a comment on the Ill GOP...

...it's a hell of an endorsement of their opponent!

[Cadfael]

3. What about The Milkman?

Is he not interested anymore? or just not "arguably sane"?

[madrchsod]

4. i listened to roe conn-890

yesterday and he was talking about ryan. he had on judy barr topinka somedays earlier and she all but ruled out the milkman ,she said something to the effect they do have someone but were waiting for ryan to resign ..ya right. by the way, roe does a great judy impersonation..

[chiburb]

5. Should be Judy Lower-the-Barr Topinka...n/t

.

[klook]

7. So I guess he won't be speaking at the R convention n/t

[SoCalDem]

8. or the "entertainment" committee

:evilgrin: