2010 Midterm Elections Thread

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by agzg

Seriously, guys, who will think of Illinois?!?!? The governor's race is 46.5% Quinn and 46.2% Brady! WE HAVE NO GOVERNOR FOR 2011!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


WOE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The saddest thing about Illinois is that the Greens lost major-party status, which they've held since Whitney got double-freaking-digits in the last gubernatorial election.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

The saddest thing about Illinois is that the Greens lost major-party status, which they've held since Whitney got double-freaking-digits in the last gubernatorial election.

I want a multi-party system so bad :-/

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

I want a multi-party system so bad :-/

One of the problems, I think, is that people hear "green" and think "environment", when really, at least in Illinois, "green" means "progressive on all types of issues".

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

One of the problems, I think, is that people hear "green" and think "environment", when really, at least in Illinois, "green" means "progressive on all types of issues".

To be honest, lots of people hear "Greens" and think "looney."

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

To be honest, lots of people hear "Greens" and think "looney."

Yep

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

One of the problems, I think, is that people hear "green" and think "environment", when really, at least in Illinois, "green" means "progressive on all types of issues".

No, the problem is that adding a party requires a ridiculous number of loopholes. I voted Whitney last time around with getting Greens on the ballot as part of my reasoning. People didn't not vote for him because they thought loony or environment (although the typo in Chicago probably didn't help) but because he was neither D nor R.