Green Party Candidate for Illinois governor, Rich Whitney is surging in the polls. In the most recent Survey USA poll, conducted from 10/20/06 to 10/22/06, Whitney wins 14% of the vote. Democratic candidate Rod Blagojevich is ahead with 44%, and Republican Candidate Judy Baar Topinka has 34%.
Most impressive is Whitney’s breakout among independent voters. Topinka leads among independents with 31%. Whitney is second with 29% and Blagojevich has 27%.
Whitney also wins 11% of Democratic voters and 8% of Republican voters.
A month ago Whitney was at 7% in the polls.