So who should take Obama's Senate Seat?

[BR_Parkway]

[Seen the light]

1. Luis Gutierrez and he's a frontrunner

I honestly think it WILL be him and he would make a superb senator.

[Withywindle]

24. Ooo, that'd be great!

He's my Rep. :thumbsup:

Jan Schakowsky would be good too.

[rvablue]

2. My vote goes to Jesse Jackson, Jr. nt

[izzybeans]

23. I'm hoping he follows through and takes out Mayor Daley

in the next Democratic Primary.

[terrya]

31. I agree. I'd rather see Jesse Jackson, Jr run against Daley.

I would definitely vote for him. I've had enough of the Daleys, thanks.

[ProgressiveEconomist]

34. Yes, Triple-J. The Senate would be the best platform for pushing his Voting Rights Amendment

and national standards for Congressional and Presidential elections.

[Freddie Stubbs]

3. Rahm Emmanuel

[LSK]

4. Tammy Duckworth

[VeraAgnes]

11. Yes!

Tammy Duckworth!

[bushisanidiot]

15. Excellent pick!

:)

[H2O Man]

5. Michelle

[Gold Metal Flake]

16. Good idea!

[WI_DEM]

25. She wouldn't want to do it being a first lady and senator--becuz of her kids.

[Critters2]

6. Lisa Madigan nt

[Benhurst]

8. I'll second that!

She would be the best choice and would make an outstanding senator.

[WeDidIt]

10. Agreed

[jaysunb]

7. It will be Emmanuel

count on it.

[BluegrassDem]

9. Rahm didn't endorse Obama during the primaries

He was the only Illinois Rep. to not endorse Obama. I don't know if Obama holds that against him or not. We really don't know. But if Obama does hold that against him, he will NOT get picked to replace him. I'm betting on Jesse, Jr.

[VeraAgnes]

12. So what!

:banghead:

[Freddie Stubbs]

26. Obama doesn't get to decide, the Governor does

[BluegrassDem]

30. Obama will politely give Gov. Blago his recommendation

That's how politics works, especially when you may win the election in a landslide. Obama will be very powerful and I can almost guarantee you that Obama and Blago will talk it over and there will be no disagreement on it.

You have to remember that Obama will have to work with this senator in D.C.

[jaysunb]

33. He was part of the Clinton Admin

so he was a Hillary supporter from the get go. He's part of that DLC crowd, and you can bet money that he is part of " deals " Obama has made w/ the Clintons.

Just my .02

[old mark]

13. Don't know, but someone should take McCain's, too.....nt

[bushisanidiot]

14. Jay Hoffman, from Southern IL is a great guy.

He was the keynote speaker at my college graduation last Spring. He's a wonderful speaker and connects with people easily.. much like Bill Clinton. He doesn't have the name recognition that Jesse Jackson Jr. has though.

[ieoeja]

17. Andy Martin!

While that is a joke, I serve it up to remind everyone that our Governor has turned out to be a complete nut nearly on a par with Mr Martin. And he has *sole* say in who replaces Obama. To whom is Gov Rod going to listen?

Definitely not the Speaker of the State House. If he refuses to discuss budgets and legislature with him, it is a pretty good bet he will not seek his advice on this.

Da' Mayor came right out and said that the Governor appears to have gone completely insane.

Seriously here, doesn't Blagojevich's eratic behavior make some of you think he should be properly evaluated?

The Senate Majority Leader has worked hard at remaining friends with Blagojevich, but Blagojevich appears to largely ignore him.

Speculating on who should be Obama's replacement is futile given that the decision is in the hands of a madman.

[wyldwolf]

18. Emanuel (along with Daschle) is also in line for White House chief of staff

[grantcart]

19. Candice Grant

My daughter lives in Chicago and is 30 years old.

[KingFlorez]

20. Lisa Madigan

[krkaufman]

21. Rod Blagojevich ... ?

:sarcasm:

[KamaAina]

22. Alan Keyes

:sarcasm:

[progressiveforever]

37. Yes, since he ran such a CLOSE second in '04 :-)

;-)

[terrya]

27. My congresswoman, Jan Schakowsky!

She's been SUPERB representing the Il-9th Congressional District. She deserves a promotion. :-)

[grace0418]

28. She's fantastic!

Hey terrya... you going to Grant Park?

[terrya]

29. Nah....it would be a blast....but there would be WAY too many people for me!

I'll bet there will be a million people downtown that night. Easily. It would be a lot of fun, but oh my...

[grace0418]

32. I know. I go back and forth. I hate crowds, never go to the Taste of Chicago or

the fireworks. But then, this is such amazing history unfolding before our eyes. In our city. How can I NOT go? Decisions, decisions.

[Tatiana]

35. I think Rahm wants the seat. But, I'd love to see Jesse Jackson Jr. take it, if he doesn't run for

mayor.

[camera obscura]

36. I doubt it

Rahm has said he wants to be the first Jewish Speaker of the House.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/11782.html

Going to the Senate he'd have to work his way from the bottom of the heap all over again...