Free and Equal is holding an Illinois gubernatorial debate on October 9 at 6 p.m. Candidates from all parties, and independent candidates, were invited. Two of the leading six Republican candidates for Governor, Dan Proft and Adam Andrzejewski, will participate. Also participating is Rich Whitney, who is expected to be the Green Party’s nominee, and several others, including one Democrat, Bill Walls. See Free and Equal’s web page here for more details. UPDATE: the debate was covered in the October 10 edition of the Southern Illinoisan newspaper of Carbondale, Illinois. See this story.
The Republican race so far is perceived as a 6-way race. At a recent Cook County Republican meeting, a straw poll shows these results, with Andrzejewski in third place, and Proft in fourth place. See this story.
It is somewhat unusual for debates to be held among all candidates from several different parties, before a primary election. However, Minnesota held many such debates in 1998, starting in January, even though the Minnesota primary was not held until September. Jesse Ventura participated in many of these debates, along with the three Democratic contenders for Governor and the Republican contender.
Mr. Winger, or some knowledgeable reader,
Could someone please post the time of the debate in the various time zones.
I am math-challenged, and looking forward to watching the streaming.
6pm in what time zone? And, what exactly does that mean for me in NY?
Thanks for any help.
Peace,
Kimberly
I really like this idea of an inter-party debate. Imagine what would’ve happened last year in the Presidential Primaries with this format. Imagine all the Democrats and Republicans debating the Greens, Libertarians and Constitutionalists.
I would hope that this will give southern Illinois a different view of someone who from Chicago William Dock Walls is a person who will be good for Illinois
Check out this article that was written up in the Southern Illinois (which has over 70,000 readers) http://thesouthern.com/news/article_9bb08140-b557-11de-a160-001cc4c03286.html.
Channel 3 (ABC) aired a short segment on the 10 o’clock news two days in a row. The Free & Equal Elections Foundation will hold another IL Governor debate next year.
Nice job by the Free & Equal Elections Foundation.
The other two candidates not mentioned here, Michael White Independent Candidate and Randy Stufflebeam Constitution Party of Illinois Candidate.
Ballot access starts with media access.