Most deeply depised former US State Governors

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Blagojevich. Not even close.

The man was too good to live in the governor’s mansion downstate, so he literally commuted by plane to Springfield from his home in Chicago. I’ve lived in the state since 1990, and I really think downstate residents’ belief that Chicago thinks they’re better than us began with Blagojevich. God knows how much taxpayer money was wasted on his private plane. Note that while his margin increased from 2002 to 2006, he actually lost massive ground downstate. The governor’s mansion fell into disrepair while Blagojevich was in office, so much so that I believe Pat Quinn was unable to live there due to the poor condition it was in by then.

Then throw in how much he screwed the state financially. This pension crisis is almost entirely his fault.

Not to mention his corruption, of course.