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Dan Proft, conservative commentator and just one of a cast of thousands running for governor released an outtake from a recent taping of a campaign commercial.

State Senator Matt Murphy, a Republican from Palatine, has officially entered what is going to be a wild 2010 governor's race. Talking to the Tribune, Murphy said, "I'm very serious. I look at it as I really feel that among those in this, I give it the best chance for us to win. It felt like everything kind of came together right in a strange sort of way. The feedback has been good enough. I'm ready to go forward. I'm in." Fellow GOP Sen. Bill Brady (Bloomington) has announced his intention to run already and Sen. Kirk Dillard (Hinsdale) is also considering a run. [Tribune]

2010 may be a wild election year in Illinois. That is, if anyone can make up their minds about what they want to do. 7th District Congressman Danny Davis hopes Roland Burris will make up his mind already about running for re-election. Davis told Chicago Public Radio on Monday that Burris's decision will affect his decision about whether to run for Senate next year. "That would play seriously in the thinking of any African American who may be interested," he said. "I'm hoping that the senator will hurry up and publicly let people know whether he intends to run for election." Well, we already know how Burris is leaning.

In today's "No Shit" story, Attorney General Lisa Madigan admitted that she is considering running for governor even as the next gubernatorial election is still two years away. She said she is "thinking about" making the run at the state's top office, where she'll likely face competition from, among others, Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias and Comptroller Dan Hynes.