Society & Culture
In 2002, Rod Blagojevich was elected governor of Illinois—the first Democrat to hold the seat in thirty years.
He entered office with a progressive agenda and a promise to clean up the wide-spread corruption that had plagued Illinois' government.
But all of that changed with the 2008 presidential election, when Blagojevich saw an opportunity to capitalize on…for his own gain.
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