Just when the Illinois Senate race was getting interesting, Republican candidate Jack Ryan has dropped out after news of his sexual misadventures with ex-wife Jeri Ryan came to light.

Now the Republicans will have to find someone else to lose to Democratic State Senator Barack Obama in November.

A writer at the Daily Kos speculates this may have been deliberate sabotage by Illinois Republicans who were unhappy with Ryan's candidacy and his performance in the race so far. It's a good theory that makes sense. With Obama owning Ryan in the polls, there was no reason for Democrats to try and force a guy out who was almost sure to lose the election.