From the ArcaMax Publishing, Politics Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/politics/s-368594-210523
CHICAGO (UPI) -- Sources say former U.S. Commerce Secretary William
Daley is considering a run for Illinois governor to succeed the
scandal-tainted Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Daley, the brother of Democratic Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and
son of late Mayor Richard J. Daley, is an executive for the Midwest
branch of Wall Street financial firm J.P. Morgan Chase and is seeking
a political challenge, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Wednesday.
Citing unnamed sources, the newspaper said William "Bill" Daley has
regretted he didn't try harder to mount a gubernatorial challenge
against Blagojevich in 2002 and is seriously considering running for
the governor's office in 2010. Bill Daley reportedly has begun
sounding out Democratic leaders and fundraisers about the
possibilities.
Associates of Blagojevich, a former Democratic congressman first
elected governor in 2002 and re-elected in 2006, have been the subject
of investigations into alleged kickbacks and political influence
peddling. His approval rating was 42 percent earlier this year in a
poll conducted by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
When asked about his brother Tuesday, the Chicago mayor told the
Sun-Times, "I don't know. He's doing very well in the private sectors.
That would be up to him -- not to me."