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News from the Whitney For Governor Team

Don’t Lose Heart! Cause for Hope Amidst the Disappointment

Don’t Lose Heart! Cause for Hope Amidst the Disappointment
A “Final” Campaign Message (But Read On!)
by Rich Whitney, 2010 Green Party Candidate for Governor
To the hundreds of people who supported me in my campaign for Governor, and to the roughly 100,000 or so who saw fit to vote for me, despite the politics [...]

Election Results

For the latest election results, please visit the Illinois Green Party website!

Rich Whitney Endorsed by Daily Egyptian

Rich Whitney was endorsed by the Daily Egyptian yesterday. They wrote:
…the daily egyptian’s editorial board almost unanimously supported Green party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney’s unconventional, idealistic solutions to the steaming pile of … proposals by Brady and Quinn.
Read the endorsement here!

This Tuesday – Vote Green, Not the Machine!

Dear Illinois Voters,
How often have you heard this: “I don’t care about the party. I just want to vote for the best candidate.”
Or this: “I’m tired of the Democrats and the Republicans. We just go back and forth and as soon as they get in office, they forget their promises and betray the people. Most [...]

Rich Whitney Interviewed by Cliff Kelley on WVON

Click here to download the interview or click on the “Streampad” bar at the bottom of the page to stream the interview and listen while browsing the site!

An Appeal to Illinois Voters from Rich Whitney

An Appeal To Illinois Voters from Rich Whitney, Green Party Candidate for Governor
You Control the Outcome of This Race, So Vote Your Hopes and Not Your Fears
Dear Friends,
There are many influential people who are trying to dampen enthusiasm for this campaign. They are lecturing voters to forget about Rich Whitney because he “can’t win,” so [...]

Rally for Rich Whitney outside WTTW!

WTTW – a taxpayer supported PBS station – is sponsoring a gubernatorial debate on Thursday, October 28, on its program Chicago Tonight program. Rich has still not been invited. So we’re throwing a rally outside for him!
Join us Thursday at the WTTW studios at 5400 N. St. Louis Ave at 6pm. We’re [...]

Break Through The Noise!

Check out this ad that a volunteer put together – and share this URL with others:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=mWnH6Ot4wZg

Chicago High School Students Demand that WTTW Include Me in the Debate!

The Mikva Challenge is a non-profit program created by former White House Counsel, Judge and U.S. Congressman Abner Mikva and his wife Zoe, a lifelong education activist. Its mission is to help low-income Chicago youth become meaningful actors in politics, honoring the Mikvas’ decades of inspiring young adults to embark on careers in public service [...]

‘Whiteygate” Reveals Serious Problems With Black-Box Voting Machines

Statement by Rich Whitney, Green Party Candidate for Governor
On October 12, we learned from an early voter in Chicago that there was a problem with the early voting machines. He cast his ballot for me, Rich Whitney, Green Party candidate for Governor. My name was spelled correctly on the first screen, [...]