Supporting Cast - Less Supportive: In a result reminiscent of the 1986 Illinois Democratic primary, a flawed candidate has won the party's nomination largely because of a big field of relatively unknown candidates. But in this case it was both Democrats and Republicans who will have flawed candidates. Pawn shop Scott Lee Cohen (D-IL), who won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, was arrested four-and-a-half years ago and accused of holding a knife to a former girlfriend's neck. The misdemeanor charge against Cohen was only dropped after the women, who had just been found guilty of prostitution, failed to show up to testify. Republicans, meanwhile, overlooked the many qualified and experienced candidates to choose a little known business, Jason Plummer (R-IL), who has ties to extremists organizations.
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