Blagojevich Tapes Suggest Financial Desperation

Some of the first tapes released from the Blagojevich trial show the state of the former governor's financial desperation:

The tapes paint the former governor as desperate for campaign funds.

In one tape, Blagojevich can be heard telling his brother, Rob, to hit up everyone he can for donations, hoping to reach a $4 million campaign goal.

According to the em>Chicago Sun-Times<, Blago tells Rob to keep calling people. He tells his brother to ask potential donors, "Can you send us $5,000, can you find us whatever, follow me?"

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