Ill. Senate: Obama Will Not "Pick A Candidate," White House Says - Roll Call

Ill. Senate: Obama Will Not “Pick A Candidate,” White House Says

By Roll Call Staff

Posted June 18, 2009 at 5:30pm

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President Obama won’t play kingmaker in the 2010 Democratic primary for the Illinois Senate seat he once held, his chief spokesman indicated today.

“The President is not going to pick a candidate in the Illinois Senate race,” White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said at a press briefing Thursday.

Gibbs was responding to a question about Illinois state Attorney General Lisa Madigan, who met last week with Obama and some of his senior advisers to discuss running for the Senate next year.

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