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Free Bird
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« on: March 15, 2017, 02:58:29 PM »
« edited: March 15, 2017, 03:05:31 PM by Free Bird »
Mike Madigan is the undisputed kingpin of Illinois politics. His power for a State House Speaker is freakish. I'm curious why he never tried for a US Senate seat or for the Governorship in his prime. If he wanted it, he could have it, and that could make way for even more power. Does anyone here from Illinois know why?
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Free Bird
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Junior Chimp
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« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2017, 03:08:33 PM »
Quote from: Pessimistic  Antineutrino on March 15, 2017, 03:01:50 PM
You said it yourself. Leaving the speakership, even for a higher office, could only lessen the power he currently has.

True now, but why not in like the 90s when he wasn't an absolute juggernaut? For such a megalomaniac on a small scale, he certainly has had to have at least thought about it, so I'm wondering why he decided to stay Speaker instead of trying to be, I don't know, Senate Majority Leader or dare I say, President?
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