This yard is typical of yards that have political signs this year. There are signs for Congress (Dold or Seals), state representative (Chang or Biss) and Senator (Kirk or Alexi) -- but I've only seen one Quinn sign and one Brady sign. I've actually seen more misplaced Pollak signs -- he's running in the adjacent congressional district -- than signs for either of the candidates for governor.
What does this mean? The state is in deep, deep financial trouble. The Democrats have been running the state for 8 years (governor, both houses, and all state offices) but have only made things much worse. The Republicans since Edgar was governor have been similarly inept / corrupt / cowardly or whatever adjective you might choose.
I like Quinn's positions, and admit he had a tough act to follow when he became governor after Blago's impeachment, but don't think he's up to the task of getting needed change through the legislature on financial issues. I don't have a lot of agreement with Brady's positions, and suspect he's also not up to the task. I suspect the lack of Quinn and Brady signs indicates most people in this area don't have much enthusiasm for Quinn and Brady, either.
I'm voting Green again. It's not that I think Whitney is up to the task, either, but it will at least serve as a protest vote.
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