Where are they now?

You know, those people like Eric Zorn and the blog commenters and campaign operatives that were saying a vote for Whitney is a wasted vote. Where are they now? What's the justification this week?

Back in the summer, when the Blagojevich/Madigan double-team were trying to disenfranchise what turned out to be almost 350,000 Illinois voters by kicking Rich Whitney off the ballot using questionable tactics and unbelievable arguments, Blago supporters were saying "a vote for Whitney is a vote for Topinka". You know they were, we all heard if we were listening.

Then comes Labor Day and down the stretch the tables turned and it was Andy McKenna, the Chair of the Republican Party of Illinois, and Judy Baar Topinka herself that were saying "a vote for Whitney is a vote for Blagojevich".

So which is it? Are they both right? Was a vote for Whitney a vote for Blagojevich or a vote for Topinka? Make up your minds people, you can't have it both ways.

As it turns out, a vote for Whitney was a vote for Whitney, imagine that. All of them were wrong and you shouldn't need any more evidence than the reality of what happened. Both the Rs and Ds were making the same claim trying to scare away people from voting for the person they really wanted.

So when you hear that argument again, which you certainly will in Illinois, don't buy it for a second. It's complete nonsense and you have more than 350,000 people in Illinois backing you up on that. Your vote belongs to you to give it to who you want. It doesn't belong to the candidate with the "best" chance to win. It doesn't belong to the candidate 11% down in the polls. It doesn't belong to the R or D, it belongs to you. Use it the way you want to.

cross posted at my new location - jefftrigg.com