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Lt. Governor
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by Josh Kalven
8:23pm
Fri Feb 5, 2010

"What The Hell Happened?"

That was MSNBC host Chris Matthews' question to Lynn Sweet tonight regarding Scott Lee Cohen's under-the-radar primary victory.  Watch it.  (A warning, however: Matthews and Sweet assign overblown national significance to this scandal.)

PI Original
by Adam Doster
5:25pm
Fri Feb 5, 2010

Anti-Violence Groups Blast Cohen Candidacy (VIDEO)

A broad coalition of anti-violence and women's groups held a press conference in Chicago to discuss the recent revelations about the Democrat lieutenant gubernatorial nominee's history of violence and harassment. Due to their nonprofit status, most of the representatives couldn't publicly demand that Cohen withdraw from the ballot.  Nonetheless, they strongly repudiated his candidacy.

Quick Hit
by Josh Kalven
3:31pm
Fri Feb 5, 2010

"Scott Lee Cohen Should Step Aside"

Last night on WTTW, Scott Lee Cohen said he had no intention of withdrawing as the Democratic lieutenant governor candidate, but added: "If the people of Illinois decided they don't want me as their lieutenant governor, I would consider [withdrawing from the race] at that point."  It's not clear what would constitute such a decision, but some folks are trying to get their message across on Facebook.  Yesterday, the group "Scott Lee Cohen Should Step Aside" surfaced and has now amassed a few hundred members.  The group's creator is urging them to send the Cohen campaign an individual message "asking him to resign his nomination."