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The Illinois Green Party: Blago's final revenge
You never hear Democrats talk about the Greens when they talk about this race. How'd they make the ballot, anyway? Go back to 2006, when then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.) was bidding for re-election. His approval ratings were low, and some of the scandals that would bring him down in 2008 were beginning to percolate. But it was a landslide year for Democrats, and Republican candidate Judy Barr Topinka never got off the launchpad. So 10.5% of the electorate cast protest votes for Rich Whitney, the Green Party's candidate.
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David Weigel
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June 16, 2010; 8:25 AM ET |
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