At every major step forward in Obama's political career -- becoming an Illinois state senator and a United States senator -- he has advanced NOT by winning a vote against a tough opponent, but by default, after those tough opponents were FORCED off the ballot. Obama's tactics have been to send in his lawyers, with a flurry of subpoenas and lawsuits, to force all the other candidates off the primary ballots, basically clearing the decks for essentially unopposed elections everytime.
"Why say you're for a new tomorrow, then do old-style Chicago politics to remove legitimate candidates?" Askia said. "He talks about honor and democracy, but what honor is there in getting rid of every other candidate so you can run scot-free? Why not let the people decide?" --(Gha-is Askia was a former candidate for the Illinois Senate who never got the opportunity to even run as a result of Obama's questionable lawyer tactics.)
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