Lisa Madigan’s major campaign issue? Her dad, rival’s poll finds

Updated: 2013-06-19 01:39:38

There’s no question that Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is personally popular statewide. However, while more than half of voters have a good opinion of her, her powerful father, Speaker Michael Madigan, could definitely be a campaign issue. Support for Lisa Madigan’s potential run for governor tumbles considerably when her father enters the picture, according to a campaign poll released to the Chicago Sun-Times.

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