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They need their petitions signed, sealed, and delivered by Monday, but some are facing an uphill battle. Whether it's the Cook County Assessor seat or a run for the governor's office, critics say the people who already have those jobs have an almost insurmountable advantage.
Challengers and independents say no matter how many names they get on their petitions, incumbents have the manpower to try to disqualify them. Cook County Commissioner Forrest Claypool was a Democrat who broke ranks to challenge his former party's candidate for Cook County Assessor. "This petition process is a built-in protection plan for the incumbent career politican." said Claypool.
"It's the best way for them to keep an independent like myself out of politics. So they create these huge roadblocks, very high petition requirements, all kinds of technical and legal rules to trip you up. And then they line up an army of attorneys at the public trough, some of them double as lobbyists, to try and kick you off the ballot."
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Scott Lee Cohen Said the quote you have attributed to Forest Claypool. Watch the video. Noone gives Cohen any credit. At least give him his own Quotes. He is an independant.
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