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[Kenmore]

Originally Posted by ardecila

I don’t think it’s possible to rid Illinois of Madigan’s influence through the political process. Just like Mayor Daley, who he learned from, Madigan keeps his hands clean but continues to pull all the strings. He can’t be toppled from within his own party, and one token Republican in the governor’s mansion can’t do it either. All Rauner could do is hold the budget hostage and hope that voters blamed Madigan. But of course, that was never gonna happen because Madigan only appears on a ballot for less than 1% of Illinoisan voters, while Rauner appears on every ballot.

Maybe a #metoo accusation could hurt Madigan, but I don’t think he’s personally guilty of any harassment even if it did occur on his staff. Plus he’s a Democrat, so he could get away with that kind of stuff like Bill Clinton, many feminists will make a utilitarian decision that an abuser (or an enabler of abuse) that nevertheless works for feminism-friendly policies, is a better choice than a Republican who works against feminist-friendly policies. We just saw all the hand-wringing over Al Franken’s accusations.

you contradicted yourself