Dem. lieutenant governor candidate exits Ill. race

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What was he thinking!!! I mean, he was some nerve to run with a background such as his.!!! All of a sudden he gets concerned!!


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Dem. lieutenant governor candidate exits Ill. race
AP


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Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor Scott Lee Cohen speaks during an AP – Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor Scott Lee Cohen speaks during an interview WTTW television …
By KAREN HAWKINS, Associated Press Writer Karen Hawkins, Associated Press Writer – Sun Feb 7, 10:39 pm ET

CHICAGO – The Democratic nominee for Illinois' lieutenant governor dropped out of the race Sunday night, less than a week after winning the nomination, amid a political uproar about his past.

Announcing his decision at a Chicago bar packed with patrons watching the Super Bowl, a tearful Scott Lee Cohen said the Democrats were not certain they could win with him on the ticket. He said he was stepping down because he did not want to jeopardize the Democratic Party ticket.

"This is the hardest thing that I ever had to do in my life," he said before choking up with sobs.

Since Cohen won the Democratic nomination on Tuesday, it has become widely known that he was accused of abusing his ex-wife and holding a knife to the throat of an ex-girlfriend — a woman who was herself charged with prostitution. He also admits using steroids in the past
"For the good of the people of the state of Illinois and the Democratic Party, I will resign," Cohen said in a rambling remarks made as the Super Bowl halftime entertainment blared in the background................

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