Nasty Leadership Battle Erupts In Senate Between Radogno, McCarter

In this June 6, 2012 file photo, Illinois Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno speaks with reporters as House Minority Leader Tom Cross looks on after top Illinois lawmakers met with Gov. Pat Quinn in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Chicago Sun-Times:

A downstate Republican who got into a physical tussle last year with a Democratic senator over utility legislation touted himself Friday as a potential replacement for Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno following Tuesday's big GOP losses in the Legislature.

State Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) confirmed his interest in ousting Radogno from her leadership post after she failed to stave off a whopping five-seat loss for Republicans in the state Senate.

"If we were a competitive college sports team with a record like this, somebody would have been fired already," McCarter told the Chicago Sun-Times.

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/10/nasty-leadership-battle-e_n_2110271.html

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