In 2004, Mike Ditka considered running for the open seat in Illinois for the US Senate. The seat would ultimately go to now President Barrack Obama.
So what if Ditka had run for that seat? Would he have won, and if so what consequences would follow?
Wikipedia Article on Mike Ditka said:In July 2004, Ditka, a self-described "extremely mega-super-ultra conservative",[7] was reportedly considering running against Democrat Barack Obama for an open seat in the U.S. Senate for Illinois in the 2004 Senate election. The seat was being vacated by Peter Fitzgerald, a Republican, and Republican nominee Jack Ryan withdrew from the race amid controversy at the end of June, leaving the Republicans in a bind. Local and national political leaders, from Illinois Republican Party Chair Judy Baar Topinka to National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Sen. George Allen, whose father by the same name was an assistant coach with the Bears in the 1960s when Ditka played, met with Ditka in an effort to persuade him to fill the spot on the ticket.
On July 14, however, Ditka announced he would not seek the nomination, citing personal and business considerations (his wife was against the run and he operates a chain of restaurants)[8]. Barack Obama went on to defeat former ambassador Alan Keyes in the November 2004 election. In October 2008, Ditka introduced vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin at a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
So what if Ditka had run for that seat? Would he have won, and if so what consequences would follow?