Via Rich
Scott Lee Cohen hired Gator Bradley to do his petition work. That should help the image out:
Cohen spokesman John Davis acknowledged that the campaign paid petition circulators $1.50 a signature and that the ballot drive was coordinated by former Gangster Disciples leader Wallace “Gator” Bradley.
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“At first I was a little bit hesitant or worried that maybe people wouldn’t sign,” Cohen said. “I was completely wrong. People were very anxious to sign and made it very clear that they’re anxious to vote in the general election in November.”
Cohen, 45, said most of the signatures on the 8,878 pages came from the Cook County area.
Davis acknowledged that some of the petition circulators have not been paid, and said Cohen planned to deposit money in his campaign immediately after finishing the task of filing in Springfield, and he promised that unpaid workers would received what they’re owed over the next two or three days.
I’m giving him about a 30 percent chance of being on the ballot. Using drunks and street people to gather signatures tends to result in lots of Mickey Mouses and Max E. Pads. Though Bradley may see the campaign as cash register and have gotten enough valid signatures to keep taking money from Cohen for a few months.
My favorite bogus petition signature was “Haywood Jablowmie.” I started to look it up on the poll sheet too before I figured it out.