GOP's Bill Brady Leading Democrat Pat Quinn in Illinois Governor Race
Bruce Drake
Contributing Editor
Posted:
09/5/10
Republican state Sen. Bill Brady is leading Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn in Illinois' gubernatorial race by 37 percent to 32 percent, with 19 percent undecided, according to a Chicago Tribune/WGN-TV poll published Sunday.
There are three minor party candidates in the race. Scott Lee Cohen, who withdrew as Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in February after disclosures that he had engaged in domestic abuse and failed to pay back taxes and child support, has re-emerged as an independent. The millionaire pawnbroker, who has money to invest in his own campaign, polled 4 percent.
Green Party candidate Rich Whitney and Libertarian Lex Green each had 2 percent.
The poll found, as have others, that while Brady is not well known around the state, that disadvantage is offset by Quinn's high disapproval ratings from voters.
The Tribune said "a telling sign" for Quinn is that 70 percent of voters don't believe he has done enough to curb corruption despite his efforts to portray himself as someone who restored trust in government after the ouster of his predecessor, Rod Blagojevich.
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There are three minor party candidates in the race. Scott Lee Cohen, who withdrew as Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in February after disclosures that he had engaged in domestic abuse and failed to pay back taxes and child support, has re-emerged as an independent. The millionaire pawnbroker, who has money to invest in his own campaign, polled 4 percent.
Green Party candidate Rich Whitney and Libertarian Lex Green each had 2 percent.
The poll found, as have others, that while Brady is not well known around the state, that disadvantage is offset by Quinn's high disapproval ratings from voters.
The Tribune said "a telling sign" for Quinn is that 70 percent of voters don't believe he has done enough to curb corruption despite his efforts to portray himself as someone who restored trust in government after the ouster of his predecessor, Rod Blagojevich.
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