Democratic U.S. Senate contender Cheryle Jackson is calling on rival candidate Alexi Giannoulias to halt his campaign in light of a consent decree between federal regulators and his family's bank.
Giannoulias, currently serving as state treasurer, was formerly a vice president at the struggling bank. His role there has been a growing focus in the Democratic Senate race, with former city Inspector General David Hoffman, another Giannoulias rival, questioning Broadway's finances at every turn. Read more...
Update | 4:45 p.m. U.S. Senate candidates David Hoffman and Cheryle Jackson have responded to this development. Check our home page soon for a full story.
Update | 3:15 p.m. The consent order confirms that, as part of the agreement, Broadway Bank will need to hire a third party, approved by the FDIC, to study each senior executive at the bank. Read more...
Democratic U.S. Senate candidates cast old arguments to a broad audience last night, airing their squabbles in a televised debate that shed little new light on the candidates or their positions.
Their rehashed, practiced attacks demonstrated that, with less than three weeks to go until the Feb. 2 primary, whoever takes on the Republican nominee will need to fight hard to keep Barack Obama's old seat in Democratic hands. Read more...
Since the Democratic U.S. Senate debate yesterday, the Alexi Giannoulias and David Hoffman campaigns have been trading barbs online.
As he did during the debate, Giannoulias fired first, announcing a "reality check" advertisement that critiques Hoffman's first television ad. Read more...
State Treasurer and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias took a page from the underdog's book this morning, slamming a lesser-known candidate for the "hypocrisy" of his statements.
According to a recent poll, Giannoulias is the Democratic front runner in the race for Barack Obama's old seat. Read more...
