That was Roland Burris, and he’s still got the seat, but his/Obama’s term is up.
A court has now overturned that appointment and ruled that a special election needs to be held. Six weeks before the regular election. :smack:
Well, there are such things as . . . ILLINOIS NAZIS!
I only hope he hasn’t already chiseled “U.S. Senate 2009-2011” on his tombstone.
Must be some weird state law designed to kick in if 2 or 4 years was left in the term. I can’t imagine any state legislature intending to pass a law that required an election for a seat that expired in 8 weeks. Has to be an accident.