Who will fill Barack Obama's Senate Seat?
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Background: With last night's historic election, Illinois will need a new Senator. Governor Rod Blagojevich has the honor of naming someone to fill the seat until the next Congressional election in 2010. There have been a variety of names bandied about lately, but Jesse Jackson Jr seems to be receiving the most buzz so far. Who will get Obama's seat?
Valerie B.Jarrett, a trusted adviser to Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, may also be a candidate to succeed him in the U.S. Senate if he should win the White House.
Topping the list of other possibilities is Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. From Blagojevich’s political vantage point, sending Madigan to Washington, D.C. could head off a possible 2010 gubernatorial challenge by the daughter of his political nemesis, House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Among those on the short list are Democratic U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky, Rahm Emanuel and Jesse Jackson Jr.
Senate President Emil Jones, D-Chicago, also is a potential pick.
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If no one is selected by suspend date, the suspend date will simply be pushed until event occurs.
This market will remain open until the Senate seats the individual or announces they will, since the market is asking who will fill the seat, it will NOT be considered filled until that person is sworn in by the senate.
Valerie B.Jarrett, a trusted adviser to Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, may also be a candidate to succeed him in the U.S. Senate if he should win the White House.
Topping the list of other possibilities is Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. From Blagojevich’s political vantage point, sending Madigan to Washington, D.C. could head off a possible 2010 gubernatorial challenge by the daughter of his political nemesis, House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Among those on the short list are Democratic U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky, Rahm Emanuel and Jesse Jackson Jr.
Senate President Emil Jones, D-Chicago, also is a potential pick.
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Category Editor Clarification
If no one is selected by suspend date, the suspend date will simply be pushed until event occurs.
This market will remain open until the Senate seats the individual or announces they will, since the market is asking who will fill the seat, it will NOT be considered filled until that person is sworn in by the senate.
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Settled as Someone Else on Thu 15th Jan 12:53pm PST
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Initial likelihoods: Valerie Jarrett: 5%, Lisa Madigan: 10%, Jan Schakowksy: 10%, Rahm Emanuel: 5%, Jesse Jackson Jr: 25%, Emil Jones: 10%, Tammy Duckworth: 10%, Someone Else: 25%
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: Gov. Blagojevich appointed Roland Burris to replace Barrack Obama in the Senate.
dan551x: Gov. Blagojevich appointed Roland Burris to replace Barrack Obama in the Senate.
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: Burris has been sworn in
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090115/ap_on_go_co/senate_burris
ryanj: Burris has been sworn in
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090115/ap_on_go_co/senate_burris
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score: 10
Chicago Tribune 47 weeks ago
Rahm Emanuel, the chief of staff for Barack Obama, was the point man for telling Gov. Rod Blagojevich whom the president-elect would prefer to succeed him in the U.S. Senate, a report from Obama's White House
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Globe and Mail 47 weeks ago
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score: 10
RTTNews.com 47 weeks ago
A report prepared by President-elect Barack Obama's transition team found no wrongdoing by Obama or his staff in the case of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, although top Obama advisors had contact with Blagojevich to discuss
score: 10
USA Today 47 weeks ago
WASHINGTON - Accounts from members of President-elect Barack Obama's staff indicate there were no 'inappropriate discussions' with embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich or his aides about filling Obama's vacant Senate seat, according to a report
score: 10
ABC News 47 weeks ago
FONT SIZE Incoming White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had a series of conversations with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his top aide about possible replacements for President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate -- but he never discussed any possible
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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/09/source-obama-wants-valerie-jarrett-to-replace-him-in-senate/
i guess it's bad to assume... but cmon..
Fitzgerald said any such subpoenas "would interfere with the ongoing criminal investigation into the activities of Governor Rod Blagojevich and others."
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid didn't want Rep. Jesse Jackson in the Senate, a point he made clear to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in a conversation about filling Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/03/spokesman-reid-called-blagojevich-senate-seat/
"He's making all of this up. I had a conversation with him, I don't remember what was in that conversation other than the generalities ... I didn't tell him who not to appoint," he said.
Reid added that Jackson Jr. "is somebody that I think would be a good senator."
Reid said the dispute is not about racial politics, adding, "Anyone to suggest anything racial is part of the Blagojevich spin."
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/04/reid-mcconnell-meet-burris-appointment/
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/burris.senate.democrats.2.901914.html
What they should have done is hold the special election. Unfortunately the Dems were so scared of a republican possibly winning that they rather have the corrupt Blago make the choice. A little TOO partisan for my tastes.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/09/burris.senate/index.html
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