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Article: Governor, lieutenant governor should run as a team
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- The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
- Article date:
- December 17, 2005
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It is too bad Illinois Republican efforts to eliminate the post of
lieutenant governor were thwarted last year.
However, if Illinois insists on having a lieutenant governor,
candidates should run in tandem with a gubernatorial candidate from
the beginning, not just in the general election.
That could be done either by running as a "ticket" in the primary
or letting the candidate who wins the gubernatorial primary select a
running mate for the general election.
This comes to mind as the filing period is under way for next
year's statewide elections.
Several Republican gubernatorial candidates are teaming with or
talking to potential running mates. State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka
announced ...