Many political experts view Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s easy win in the 2004 Illinois United States Senate race as the victory that catapulted him into the national spotlight and set him on his current path to the White House. But looking back at that victory, for a few days in 2004 there was a real possibility that Obama’s Republican opponent could have been Chicago Bears coaching legend Mike Ditka.
Ditka spoke about his possible candidacy to CNN News in an interview, and he does play the “what if” game:
“It would have been interesting, I’ll tell you that,” Ditka said, “I don’t know what would have happened if I had run. I really don’t. Could I have beaten him? Maybe. Maybe not.”
Ditka added that he gave serious consideration to running as the Republican nominee, but citied family and business obligations in declining the invitation. A staunch conservative, Ditka stated that he is firmly behind the McCain/Palin ticket come November.
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Tags: Barack Obama, Chicago Bears, Democratic Party, John McCain, Mike Ditka, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, The White House
The “Coach” can do anything ………. Just ask any Bears fan.
Coach Dikah can do anything he wants …… Just ask any Bearssss fan.
As an Armor Officer, I would prefer Ditka over Coli Powell.
I would vote for Mike. Thats the kind of change we need in Washington. I just feel lucky he didn’t try for Senate otherwise I’d still be sitting at home reading a book with my buddy Bill and some of his PLO friends. “The Coach” would have done the Superbowl shuffle all over my campaign. Thank God he decided not to run. VOTE DITKA 2012!