Blagojevich May Face Tough Re-election Bid

Blagojevich May Face Tough Re-election Bid

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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is expected to announce his bid for re-election sometime in January. But a number of recent polls show voters are not happy with how the Democrat is doing his job. A Chicago Tribune poll showed just 35 percent of respondents wanted to see him re-elected.

Chicago Public Radio’s Tony Sarabia takes a look at the man who promised “no more business as usual” in state government when he first ran, and why he may have a hard time convincing voters that he’s kept that pledge.