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The field to garner the GOP nomination for next year's gubernatorial election is getting a bit more crowded as former candidate Jim Ryan is entering the contest. Ryan, who lost to former governor Rod Blagojevich in the state's 2002 general election, has spent the last several years out of public office and teaching at Benedictine University in Lisle. But as WBBM-AM explains, Ryan, a former state's attorney general, may face a few new hurdles.
During his career, his largest campaign contributor was former law school friend Stuart Levine, now a disgraced and admittedly corrupt businessman.With Brian Dugan's confession to the 1983 murder of Jeanine Nicarico, there could also be a renewed focus on Ryan's prosecution of two innocent men when he served as DuPage County state's attorney.
Ryan is expected to officially announce his candidacy at a rally at the state capitol tomorrow.
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I like Jim Ryan but he does not seem to have the ability to get people excited. His last campaign was ineffective against Governor Blowdryovich.
I am afraid that Ryan would have the same result against Quinn.
I recall he still goes on about how he feels that the men he prosecuted for the Nicarico murder had something to do with the murder. He seems unable to come to terms with the fact that he nearly sent 2 men to their death for a crime they did not commit. If he thinks Illinois voters will consider that water under the bridge, he is very wrong.
Let me get this straight. The guy who botched the Nicarico case, is buddies with Stuart Levine and had a (pretty unimpressive) sex scandal is running again?
Does the Republican Party in Illinois even care anymore?
Wait, what was Ryan's sex scandal? I nearly got him confused with Jack Ryan, the Senate candidate against Obama in '04 who also had an unimpressive sex scandal that cost him that race.
Only unimpressive until you realize Jack Ryan's wife at the time was Star Trek star Jeri Ryan, and that Jack Ryan was taking Seven of Nine to sex clubs. Then it becomes all kinds of impressive.
It's a shame; I really liked him. :(
Yeah, but he lied to her to get her to go and screwed up his marriage. Creepy and a failure. Cause Jeri Ryan ain't enough?
Exhibit... erm...I'm guesssing maybe a D