Illinois: Green Party candidate Whitney gets endorsement from Rockford Register Star

The Illinois governor race just got a little weirder: The Rockford Register Star, the daily newspaper in Illinois' second largest city, today endorsed Green Party candidate Rich Whitney for governor.

From the Register Star:

Only in the surreal realm of Illinois politics could red and blue combine to produce green.

Off the top of my head, it's my opinion that the Republican candidate, Judy Baar Topinka has gotten most of the Illinois newspaper endorsements. But to date--and there is not much time left for her--Topinka has struggled to get within single-digits of Rod Blagojevich in most polls. Blago's scandal-plagued administration has led to negative ratings for Blagojevich exceeding 50 percent.

But Illinois is a Democratic state, and Topinka's negative ratings are just as high.

Whitney isn't going to win, but he's put the Illinois Green Party on the Land of Lincoln map.

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