100% of the voters surveyed (by me) say they do not like the incumbent Republican, Bruce Rauner or the Democratic challenger, JB Pritzger.
Unfortunately, most voters will still vote for one or the other depending on their party affiliation. Or, to be more accurate, I should say vote against one or the other going by the standard lojik ‘a 3rd party vote is a vote for the enemy’.
BUT! 100% of the voters surveyed (by me) said they will vote for me! The negative ads being run by the candidates and the parties are working! Pritzger is percieved as another shady rich guy looking to help himself and Rauner is seen as a GoP loyalist by the left, a RINO by the right, and also another rich guy looking to help himself by everybody.
It seems that there is an opportunity, however slim, for a 3rd party or independent to pull off an incredible upset. So I threw my hat in the ring via the write-in option and have been nonrunning like a 1 man Mongol Horde stampeding across the state from my keyboard!
On the campaign trail.
Seriously now — If I get just 1% of the vote it will give the established election campaign professionals something to worry about. Could some slacker’s shoestring budget campaign ‘go viral’ and defeat their 100 million dollar masterpiece of election science?
The sensible perspective for Illinois voters to take is that it’s not Dem vs Rep this time, it’s rich vs poor. If they want someone who is going to represent them, they need to elect someone who has the experience to understand their situation; someone who feels their pain for real.
Now, if I can just get that viral thing going…..