She was definitely "propelled" with his name, Chris, or she would never have gotten that close to the position.
No one advances in the established machine politics without being supported by those around them.
And, it's a PERFECT example, on a statewide scale, of the Illinois' voting Democrats who will vote for that sort of thing when presented to them, no matter how improper it looks, is, or how it might be used against them/us at a later date.
And, now, down the road, how is that blind idealism working out for all of us here in Illinois? We've been had.