Dems looking at alternatives to Sen. Burris

I was extremely surprised by the low fundraising number that Senator Burris has acquired thus far. For him to not even raise $1000 in three months indicates to me that either he is not interested in running again or that his problems with Blago have turned people away from helping him. In either instance, I do not think Burris has the chance to win a re-election bid and it probably would be best for him to lie low as he has done recently to avoid some of the negative press and attention that is sure to come about once Blago's trial begins. Illinois is one of those states where I think a Democrat will end up winning the Senate seat even though their top candidate has yet to emerge in the public's eye. If they are aiming for state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias then it is important for him to generate publicity for himself and allow him to build up his war chest even higher. The million dollars that he has raised up to this point seems like a good start, but the race will probably end up costing between $12-15 million total. It doesn't appear that citizens of Illinois have been turned off by Democrats despite all of the turmoil in the state so Republicans need to try and switch the heat back onto them if they want to end up winning back the seat.