Well, that was a whole lot of hassle for two years in Washington. The Sun-Times has the scoop:
Sneed has learned U.S. Sen. Roland Burris has decided NOT to seek election to the seat he fought the government to keep.
Sen. Burris is planning to announce his decision Friday by issuing a statement to the press. But he’s reportedly not planning to field any questions from the press.
The decision by Burris was based on his inability to raise campaign funds; campaign disclosures with the Federal Election Commission are expected to be filed next week...and he has reportedly only raised approximately $20,000
Comments
Paul Hogarth (not verified) on Thu, 07/09/2009 - 16:58
Well, at least Roland gets to add "U.S. Senator" as a title for his mausoleum.
leoklein on Thu, 07/09/2009 - 18:38
Well, that's good news -- just about the best end to this we could have hoped for.
Open seat in Illinois!
Philosophe Forum on Thu, 07/09/2009 - 20:55
Leo -- Think about it. Even without the announcement, this was an open seat. That is the beauty of it. This just makes it so much better!!
ALISON, MPA
Philosophe Forum
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