Two upcoming events from the Whitney campaign (sent to [email protected]):
Carbondale, IL— Green Party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney will hold a press conference Monday in Chicago.…
Posts tagged as “Illinois”
Green candidate for state rep. Jeremy Karpen endorsed by Chicago Teachers’ Union
By Ross Levin on October 7, 2010 8:36 PM
From the Karpen campaign:
CHICAGO (September 29, 2010) - On Wednesday, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) endorsed Jeremy Karpen, Green Party candidate for 39th District State Representative.
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John Halle on CounterPunch asks readers to support the Green Party against Rahm Emanuel in Chicago mayoral race
By Ross Levin on October 5, 2010 2:29 PM
From CounterPunch:
Emanuel’s access to the highest echelons of the Democratic Party corporate establishment and to attendant hordes of cold cash for the asking makes it a good bet that he will waltz through the Democratic Party primary campaign one which will amount to a coronation ceremony rather than a competition…
These include environmentalists well aware of his role in pushing through the “pragmatic” appointment of energy industry shill Ken Salazar and Obama’s catastrophic jettisoning of his campaign pledge to continue the ban on off-shore drilling.
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Chicago Tribune writer: Green Party’s Whitney most sensible, well-informed of IL gov candidates
By Ross Levin on October 3, 2010 11:39 AM
After the Chicago Tribune joint interview of 5 candidates for governor of Illinois, Tribune op-ed columnist Eric Zorn blogged:
Of the five candidates for governor at the joint interview, Green Party nominee Rich Whitney was the best spoken, had the best command of the facts and, in my opinion, had the most sensible ideas for moving Illinois forward.
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Ill. Green Senate candidate at 8%, Libertarian at 3% in PPP poll
By Ross Levin on September 29, 2010 3:21 PM
From the PPP blog (with more information below the fold):
The Illinois Senate race continues to be very close, but because Mark Kirk is doing a better job of consolidating his base than Alexi Giannoulias is he’s taken a small lead after trailing by 2 points on PPP’s previous two polls of the race.
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In AP interview, Ill. Green gov. candidate Whitney criticizes small government, calls for free college and end to state debt, and more
By Ross Levin on September 29, 2010 2:30 PM
In a fairly comprehensive interview with the AP, Illinois Green gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney discussed his platform and his run for office.
From Bloomberg Businessweek (originally from AP):
The Green Party candidate for governor told The Associated Press on Monday that Illinois has been moving toward smaller government and that it has led to dangerously overcrowded prisons, less care for the mentally ill, higher college tuitions and furlough days for state employees.
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Rich Whitney, despite polling over 10 percent this year and in the actual 2006 election, left out of Ill. gov. debate
By Ross Levin on September 29, 2010 2:22 PM
Some news on the situation from Green Party Watch and others.
AP:
CHICAGO (AP) – The Green Party’s candidate for governor isn’t happy that he’s being excluded from a debate in Chicago.
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Chicago Tribune endorses Green Jeremy Karpen in race for state legislature
By Ross Levin on September 29, 2010 2:14 PM
A few items related to the endorsement – including the endorsement of Jeremy Karpen – are posted below.
From Green Party Watch:
CHICAGO (September 29, 2010) – This morning, the Chicago Tribune endorsed Jeremy Karpen, Green Party candidate for 39th District State Representative.
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Chicago Progressive Democrats of America endorse Green Jeremy Karpen for state rep.
By Ross Levin on September 26, 2010 1:41 PM
You can see Karpen’s page on the PDA website, and the following is from the Karpen campaign:
Calling Jeremy an “advocate for Single Payer health care” and proclaiming that he will be “the progressive voice in the Illinois General Assembly,” the Chicago Chapter of Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) announced their support of Jeremy’s campaign this week.
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