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Illinois

murielm99

(31,763 posts) Tue Feb 18, 2020, 04:33 PM Feb 2020

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/18/politics/donald-trump-rod-blagojevich-commutation-sentence/index.html

He was never going to win Illinois anyway. But now Madigan will be fit to be tied.

I think Rod should stay in jail. We don't need Blago here. I hope he lives somewhere outside of Illinois.

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45 has commuted Blago's sentence. [View all] murielm99 Feb 2020 OP

So maybe 45 is just warming up the pardon pen notinkansas Feb 2020 #1

It is some kind of diversion or he is just getting people used to pardons redstatebluegirl Feb 2020 #3

45 will give him a job in DC don't worry. redstatebluegirl Feb 2020 #2

I think Trump's making a play for Illinois customerserviceguy Feb 2020 #4

Those blue areas are the population centers. murielm99 Feb 2020 #5

I didn't say that I thought it would work customerserviceguy Feb 2020 #6

Another reason might be that this Senate seat, murielm99 Feb 2020 #7

Could be a twofer. customerserviceguy Feb 2020 #8

I don't think Blago has any constituency remaining in Illinois, does he? Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2020 #9

Chicago politics customerserviceguy Feb 2020 #10

There are wealthy republicans in this state, murielm99 Feb 2020 #12

Primary Underwood? blue-wave Feb 2020 #14

Where do you get your information about Chicago politics? murielm99 Feb 2020 #13

I lived in the shadow of it for years customerserviceguy Feb 2020 #17

Blago has no friends here. murielm99 Feb 2020 #18

Well, Donald was busy today!! blue-wave Feb 2020 #11

Possible, very possible blue-wave Feb 2020 #19

he did this because he thinks comey had something to do w it. mopinko Feb 2020 #15