Sorry. I have never done a BREAKING sermon, but this is just so important.
Scott Lee Cohen, the pawnbroker whose surprise victory in last week's Democratic lieutenant governor primary was followed by scandalous revelations about him, quit the race tonight at the urging of party leaders.
Cohen made the tearful announcement at the Hop Haus tavern on the Far North Side.
"For the good of the people ...I will resign," he said, adding: "The last thing I ever, ever wanted to do was to put the people of Illinois in jeopardy in any way."
When Cohen became a candidate, he disclosed that a 2005 domestic battery charge against him had been dismissed. It was only after his victory Tuesday that the details became known: His girlfriend at the time, a prostitute, had accused him of holding a knife to her throat but had failed to appear in court, leading to charges being dropped.
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This is HUGE for Illinois. Cohen's really nasty past was ignored by several Chicago Journalists, several prominent ones. They excused their behavior by saying they learned of the stories, but never gave him a chance of winning, so they just blew it off.
Until Cohen won.
For those who missed it, He was accused by his wife of beating her (with the order of protection as a result) Holding a knife against the throat of a hooker (who he claimed was a massage therapist), doing illegal steroids, and more.
His winning the D primary for a really useless office was a potential kinfe in the heart for this election.