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Has this been done? (I don't frequent this particular forum very often.)

Peter Fitzgerald (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000442) was Illinois' junior senator beginning in 1998. A centrist Republican, he had a reputation as a principled legislator and was popular enough back home. He cited family concerns when he declined to run in 2004, and since he was involved in no scandals or controversies, it seems to be the rare case where this was his real reason for stepping down.

Had Fitzgerald run again, he probably could have won fairly easily, whether or not state legislator Barack Obama had challenged him. Has anyone followed this line of thought? Would it lead to anything more interesting than "President Hillary Clinton"?
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