The Kennedy Democrats don't want

[brooklynite]

Politico:

For years, Democrats have tried to cajole Chris Kennedy into running statewide in Illinois, hoping that the wealthy son of the late Robert F. Kennedy could parlay his exalted family name into high office.

So when Kennedy finally announced a bid for governor in February, comparisons to Camelot abounded. He took the early lead in polling and drew an almost immediate endorsement from a coalition of county chairmen in Southern Illinois.

Now, three months later, Kennedy has fallen out of favor with key labor groups and powerful forces within the Democratic establishment. And he’s facing a roadblock that’s unfamiliar to his family: pressure to drop out of the race.

There’s mounting evidence that powerful Democratic players in the state — from House Speaker Michael Madigan to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel — are steering unions, interest groups or politicians to throw their support behind billionaire J.B. Pritzker, the brother of former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker.

[a kennedy]

1. Do we really care who Rahm Emanuel wants or endorses?

Or am I missing this point?

[OnDoutside]

2. There's more to this story obviously.

[ATL Ebony]

3. Something smelling really bad in Illinois -- WTG pitting one Dem against another

I don't understand the reasons they turned against Kennedy so quickly but be careful, next time he just may not answer your calls to run.

[brooklynite]

4. I believe "pitting one Dem against another" is called a Primary.

Or do you think Kennedy deserves a clean shot at Rauner?

[ATL Ebony]

5. I do believe if they pushed for him to run, and he agreed, they should back him.

They backed him (he took the lead and was the favorite out the gate) then they pushed him aside for Pritzker, reason not clear. So unless he did something totally against the Democratic grain or criminal (which I doubt) they should not have tossed him aside.

[brooklynite]

6. Who is "they"?

Who, specifically, encouraged him to run?

[LanternWaste]

7. No doubt, a primary or a clean shot are the only two possibilities you are able to perceive.

No doubt, either a primary or a clean shot are the only two possibilities many are able to perceive. Context and nuance can be difficult things to see when not validating our own biases.

[brooklynite]

8. I have no biases, because I have no preferences...

...I don't involve myself in out of State races until the Party has identified their candidate through the Primary process. That said, nobody has an automatic right to the nomination (a phrase I seem to recall hearing with great frequency last year).