Blagojevich to Run Again?

By Kevin Robinson in News on Aug 28, 2008 4:00PM

Although he didn't come right out and say it, Rod Blagojevich signaled to the Illinois press that he'll run for a third term. "I love my job. I think I am a great governor. There is more to do. I like my job and there is no reason to think I don’t want to keep doing this job," the governor said yesterday during the Democratic National Convention in Denver. "If this was just some non-contact sport and that’s how you approached it in getting things done for people, half — not even a quarter — of these things that I’m proud of wouldn’t have happened for people," Blagojevich told the Sun-Times. "I feel like these accomplishments are real and meaningful for real people."

He'll have some competition, though, should he decide to run in 2010. Besides Lisa Madigan, Pat Quinn, Dan Hynes and Alexi Giannoulias, who are rumored to to be planning runs, Mayor Daley's brother, Bill, is letting the press believe he's thinking about a run as well. "We'll talk about a governorship next year," he said when asked if he was considering running. "Next year is after January."

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