On Saturday, March 20th, I took careful notes while attending one of the six public forums used to select a Democratic Lieutenant Governor. I was at the Bolingbrook location, where 20 of the 40 anticipated applicants showed up to audition.
As a political activist and candidate, I have been to literally hundreds of coffees, fundraisers, rallies, press conferences and political events as part of the grueling process of running for public office. Based on this experience, I think I can state with some authority that the first-round selection process used to vet potential candidates to be Governor Quinn’s running mate brought out the best candidates I have ever seen in a room full of people seeking public office.
