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The Illinois’s Democratic party is probably breathing a sigh of relief with the decision of Scott Lee Cohen to drop out of the race of Lt. Governor. Cohen had managed to win the Democratic primary last week in a crowded field with just over one quarter of the vote, only to have that story instantly replaced by one of scandal:
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.
The prospect of running on the same ticket as a candidate now best know for allegedly threatening his prostitute ex-girlfriend with a knife was turning into a real liability for Democrats in Illinois. Cohen’s decision to exit the race is very good news for Gov. Pat Quinn and Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias. Giannoulias is in a very tough race against top-tier Republican recruit Mark Kirk in what is shaping up to be a bad year for Democrats nationally. Th last thing Giannoulias needed was a candidate like Cohen down ticket hurting him in his bid.
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No kidding! I watched the clips of his “press conference” with open mouth.
Did you hear him say he was “resigning” for the good of the “Democrat party?”
His ludicrous life record is the least of it….real Democrats do not refer to the “Democrat party.”