WI: Obama won the 2000 IL-1 House of Representatives Primary

[Kingpoleon]

Would be still have ran for Senate in 2004? Or would he maybe run for Governor in 2002 or 2006? Would he still have given the keynote in 2004?

Perhaps most importantly, what would have happened in the 2008 primaries?

[President Johnson]

I think there wouldn't be big difference. He would have been reelected once, in 2002, and then run for the senate in 2004. The rest remains the same.

[Slow Learner]

I think there wouldn't be big difference. He would have been reelected once, in 2002, and then run for the senate in 2004. The rest remains the same.

Um, what?

Look, Obama hated the Senate irl. He's probably going to hate the house even more. Running for governor is probanly going to happen. A win or even a loss would have a major impact.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

I think there wouldn't be big difference. He would have been reelected once, in 2002, and then run for the senate in 2004. The rest remains the same.

Um, what?

Look, Obama hated the Senate irl. He's probably going to hate the house even more. Running for governor is probanly going to happen. A win or even a loss would have a major impact.

Interesting point; perhaps he sticks it out two terms in the House, retires, then seeks the Governorship in '06? One might imagine a Hillary v. Edwards fight in '08, and the possibility of former Governor or even VP Obama seeking the 2016 nomination.

[Kingpoleon]

I think there wouldn't be big difference. He would have been reelected once, in 2002, and then run for the senate in 2004. The rest remains the same.

Um, what?

Look, Obama hated the Senate irl. He's probably going to hate the house even more. Running for governor is probably going to happen. A win or even a loss would have a major impact.

Interesting point; perhaps he sticks it out two terms in the House, retires, then seeks the Governorship in '06? One might imagine a Hillary v. Edwards fight in '08, and the possibility of former Governor or even VP Obama seeking the 2016 nomination.

I think if Obama hated the House, he might retire in 2002 for the Governorship and win. From there, he could be on the ticket in 2004 and run for President in 2008 with a lot more experience.

[Coolface Sock #42069]

I think there wouldn't be big difference. He would have been reelected once, in 2002, and then run for the senate in 2004. The rest remains the same.

Um, what?

Look, Obama hated the Senate irl. He's probably going to hate the house even more. Running for governor is probanly going to happen. A win or even a loss would have a major impact.

Interesting point; perhaps he sticks it out two terms in the House, retires, then seeks the Governorship in '06? One might imagine a Hillary v. Edwards fight in '08, and the possibility of former Governor or even VP Obama seeking the 2016 nomination.

And more importantly, one does not imagine a two-term Governor Blagojevich.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

I think there wouldn't be big difference. He would have been reelected once, in 2002, and then run for the senate in 2004. The rest remains the same.

Um, what?

Look, Obama hated the Senate irl. He's probably going to hate the house even more. Running for governor is probanly going to happen. A win or even a loss would have a major impact.

Interesting point; perhaps he sticks it out two terms in the House, retires, then seeks the Governorship in '06? One might imagine a Hillary v. Edwards fight in '08, and the possibility of former Governor or even VP Obama seeking the 2016 nomination.

And more importantly, one does not imagine a two-term Governor Blagojevich.

Was Blago elected in 2002? My mistake; I'd been mis-remembering my scant knowledge of Illinois gubernatorial history.

[Coolface Sock #42069]

I think there wouldn't be big difference. He would have been reelected once, in 2002, and then run for the senate in 2004. The rest remains the same.

Um, what?

Look, Obama hated the Senate irl. He's probably going to hate the house even more. Running for governor is probanly going to happen. A win or even a loss would have a major impact.

Interesting point; perhaps he sticks it out two terms in the House, retires, then seeks the Governorship in '06? One might imagine a Hillary v. Edwards fight in '08, and the possibility of former Governor or even VP Obama seeking the 2016 nomination.

And more importantly, one does not imagine a two-term Governor Blagojevich.

Was Blago elected in 2002? My mistake; I'd been mis-remembering my scant knowledge of Illinois gubernatorial history.

Yeah, unfortunately, the people gave him a full eight years to screw up our state, though he cut the second term short by trying to sell Obama's Senate seat. He left just in time for everything to fall apart and for it to be blamed on his successor, Pat Quinn.

[Kingpoleon]

I think there wouldn't be big difference. He would have been reelected once, in 2002, and then run for the senate in 2004. The rest remains the same.

Um, what?

Look, Obama hated the Senate irl. He's probably going to hate the house even more. Running for governor is probanly going to happen. A win or even a loss would have a major impact.

Interesting point; perhaps he sticks it out two terms in the House, retires, then seeks the Governorship in '06? One might imagine a Hillary v. Edwards fight in '08, and the possibility of former Governor or even VP Obama seeking the 2016 nomination.

And more importantly, one does not imagine a two-term Governor Blagojevich.

Was Blago elected in 2002? My mistake; I'd been mis-remembering my scant knowledge of Illinois gubernatorial history.

Yes, but a primary challenger in 2006 got about 30%. It was some Chicago alderman who had previously been the Region V HUD Administrator beginning in 1993.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

I think there wouldn't be big difference. He would have been reelected once, in 2002, and then run for the senate in 2004. The rest remains the same.

Um, what?

Look, Obama hated the Senate irl. He's probably going to hate the house even more. Running for governor is probanly going to happen. A win or even a loss would have a major impact.

Interesting point; perhaps he sticks it out two terms in the House, retires, then seeks the Governorship in '06? One might imagine a Hillary v. Edwards fight in '08, and the possibility of former Governor or even VP Obama seeking the 2016 nomination.

And more importantly, one does not imagine a two-term Governor Blagojevich.

Was Blago elected in 2002? My mistake; I'd been mis-remembering my scant knowledge of Illinois gubernatorial history.

Yes, but a primary challenger in 2006 got about 30%. It was some Chicago alderman who had previously been the Region V HUD Administrator beginning in 1993.

Didn't Green do well in that election as well?

[Kingpoleon]

Yeah, the Green Party got 10.3%.

However, Judy Baar Topinka, a pretty moderate Republican, was down by ten(49-39-10).

[Coolface Sock #42069]

I think there wouldn't be big difference. He would have been reelected once, in 2002, and then run for the senate in 2004. The rest remains the same.

Um, what?

Look, Obama hated the Senate irl. He's probably going to hate the house even more. Running for governor is probanly going to happen. A win or even a loss would have a major impact.

Interesting point; perhaps he sticks it out two terms in the House, retires, then seeks the Governorship in '06? One might imagine a Hillary v. Edwards fight in '08, and the possibility of former Governor or even VP Obama seeking the 2016 nomination.

And more importantly, one does not imagine a two-term Governor Blagojevich.

Was Blago elected in 2002? My mistake; I'd been mis-remembering my scant knowledge of Illinois gubernatorial history.

Yes, but a primary challenger in 2006 got about 30%. It was some Chicago alderman who had previously been the Region V HUD Administrator beginning in 1993.

Didn't Green do well in that election as well?

Whichever party Rich Whitney, who I believe was an avowed socialist, belonged to. A ton of Republicans, including both my parents, voted for Whitney as a protest vote because they didn't like Topinka and of course didn't like Blago, either.