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2006 Illinois gubernatorial election

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Turnout47.29% Decrease 2.76 pp
  Rod Blagojevich (2008).jpg President George W. Bush Greets Judy Baar Topinka, State Treasurer, Upon Arrival at Lincoln Airport in Springfield, Illinois (01) (cropped).jpg RichWhitney2 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Rod Blagojevich Judy Baar Topinka Rich Whitney
Party Democratic Republican Green
Running mate Pat Quinn Joe Birkett Julie Samuels
Popular vote 1,736,731 1,369,315 361,336
Percentage 49.8% 39.3% 10.4%

2006 Illinois gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Blagojevich:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Topinka:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Rod Blagojevich
Democratic

Elected Governor

Rod Blagojevich
Democratic

The 2006 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich won re-election to a second four-year term scheduled to have ended on January 10, 2011. However, Blagojevich did not complete his term, as he was impeached and removed from office in 2009. This was the first election since 1964 that a Democrat was re-elected governor.

Many observers expected the race to be close, especially considering the polling,[1] which had shown Governor Blagojevich to have a high disapproval rating. However, the Republicans had fared poorly due to scandals involving prior Governor George Ryan, and the increasingly unpopular presidency of George W. Bush. Exit polls showed Topinka won white voters (46%-41%-13%), while Blagojevich performed well among African Americans (80%-16%-2%) and Latinos (83%-12%-4%).

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Democratic Party (United States)

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party. Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s, with both parties being big tents of competing and often opposing viewpoints. Modern American liberalism — a variant of social liberalism — is the party's majority ideology. The party also has notable centrist, social democratic, and left-libertarian factions.

Governor of Illinois

Governor of Illinois

The governor of Illinois is the head of government of Illinois, and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state. The governor is responsible for enacting laws passed by the Illinois General Assembly. Illinois is one of 14 states that does not have a gubernatorial term-limit along with Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, District of Columbia, Vermont, New Hampshire and Puerto Rico. The governor is commander-in-chief of the state's land, air and sea forces when they are in state service.

Rod Blagojevich

Rod Blagojevich

Rod Blagojevich, often referred to by his nickname "Blago" is an American former politician, political commentator, and convicted felon who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. He was impeached, removed from office, convicted, and incarcerated for eight years on federal charges of public corruption. A member of the Democratic Party, Blagojevich previously worked in both the state and federal legislatures. He served as an Illinois state representative from 1993 to 1997, and the U.S. representative from Illinois's 5th district from 1997 to 2003.

Opinion poll

Opinion poll

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Republican Party (United States)

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of chattel slavery into the western territories. It has been the main political rival of the Democratic Party since the mid-1850s. Like them, the Republican Party is a big tent of competing and often opposing ideologies. Presently, the Republican Party contains prominent conservative, centrist, populist, and right-libertarian factions.

George Ryan

George Ryan

George Homer Ryan is an American former politician who served as the 39th governor of Illinois from 1999 to 2003. He was later convicted of federal racketeering, bribery, extortion, money laundering and tax fraud stemming from his time in office. He served as Secretary of State of Illinois from 1991 to 1999 and as lieutenant governor under governor James Thompson from 1983 to 1991. He is a member of the Republican Party.

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

George Walker Bush is an American retired politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party and the Bush family, he previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.

Election information

The primaries and general elections coincided with those for Congress and those for other state offices. The election was part of the 2006 Illinois elections.

Turnout

For the primaries, turnout for the gubernatorial primaries was 23.13%, with 1,680,207 votes cast and turnout for the lieutenant gubernatorial primaries was 20.60% with 1,496,453 votes cast.[2][3] For the general election, turnout was 47.29%, with 3,487,989 votes cast.[2][3]

Democratic primaries

Governor

Candidates

Results

County results
County results
Democratic gubernatorial primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rod Blagojevich (incumbent) 669,006 70.84
Democratic Edwin Eisendrath 275,375 29.16
Total votes 944,397 100.00

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

Results

Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pat Quinn (incumbent) 819,005 100.00
Democratic Pamela R. Schadow 17 0.00
Total votes 819,022 100.00

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Rod Blagojevich

Rod Blagojevich

Rod Blagojevich, often referred to by his nickname "Blago" is an American former politician, political commentator, and convicted felon who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. He was impeached, removed from office, convicted, and incarcerated for eight years on federal charges of public corruption. A member of the Democratic Party, Blagojevich previously worked in both the state and federal legislatures. He served as an Illinois state representative from 1993 to 1997, and the U.S. representative from Illinois's 5th district from 1997 to 2003.

Governor of Illinois

Governor of Illinois

The governor of Illinois is the head of government of Illinois, and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state. The governor is responsible for enacting laws passed by the Illinois General Assembly. Illinois is one of 14 states that does not have a gubernatorial term-limit along with Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, District of Columbia, Vermont, New Hampshire and Puerto Rico. The governor is commander-in-chief of the state's land, air and sea forces when they are in state service.

Edwin Eisendrath

Edwin Eisendrath

Edwin Eisendrath is former CEO of the Chicago Sun-Times and former alderman of the 43rd ward of Chicago.

Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the third most populous in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. With a population of 2,746,388 in the 2020 census, it is also the most populous city in the Midwest. As the seat of Cook County, the city is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, one of the largest in the world.

Chicago City Council

Chicago City Council

The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of 50 alderpersons elected from 50 wards to serve four-year terms. The council is called into session regularly, usually monthly, to consider ordinances, orders, and resolutions whose subject matter includes code changes, utilities, taxes, and many other issues. The Chicago City Council Chambers are located in Chicago City Hall, as are the downtown offices of the individual alderpersons and staff.

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It administers federal housing and urban development laws. It is headed by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, who reports directly to the President of the United States and is a member of the president's Cabinet.

Democratic Party (United States)

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party. Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s, with both parties being big tents of competing and often opposing viewpoints. Modern American liberalism — a variant of social liberalism — is the party's majority ideology. The party also has notable centrist, social democratic, and left-libertarian factions.

Pat Quinn (politician)

Pat Quinn (politician)

Patrick Joseph Quinn Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 41st governor of Illinois from 2009 to 2015. A Democrat, Quinn began his career as an activist by founding the Coalition for Political Honesty.

Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

The lieutenant governor of Illinois is the second highest executive of the State of Illinois. In Illinois, the lieutenant governor and governor run on a joint ticket and are directly elected by popular vote. Gubernatorial candidates select their running mates when filing for office and appear on the primary election ballot together. When the governor of Illinois becomes unable to discharge the duties of that office, the lieutenant governor becomes acting governor. If the governor dies, resigns or is removed from office, the lieutenant governor becomes governor. Under the Illinois Constitution, the Attorney General is next in line of succession to the Governor's office after the lieutenant governor, but does not succeed to the lieutenant governor's office. From the impeachment of Rod Blagojevich in 2009, until the inauguration of Sheila Simon in 2011, Attorney General Lisa Madigan would have become governor if Pat Quinn had vacated the office. Historically, the lieutenant governor has been from either the Democratic Party or Republican Party. The current lieutenant governor is Democrat Juliana Stratton.

Republican primaries

Governor

Candidates

Declined

Campaign

On November 7, 2005, Topinka announced that she would not seek re-election as state treasurer — instead, she entered the gubernatorial primary, hoping to challenge Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich. The Republican primary was deeply divisive; her tenure as Party Chairman destroyed her support from the conservative wing of her party, and it was feared that her pro-choice and positive gay rights positions would be detrimental to her standing with the same conservatives. In December she announced that she would join forces with DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois.

In February 2006, the candidates for the Republican nomination for Illinois Governor began running their first TV ads for the March statewide primary election. Rival candidate Ron Gidwitz's advertisements, attacking Topinka, were rebuked in the same week by the Illinois Republican Party: "In an unprecedented action, the Illinois Republican Party has officially rebuked the Gidwitz campaign for this ad because the Party found that the ad violates the Party's "Code of Conduct", which was enacted to police proper conduct among Republican candidates."

Later in February, candidate Jim Oberweis, another rival for the Republican Gubernatorial nomination, started a series of attack ads for television markets, against Topinka, that were even more widely criticized, mostly for using "fake" headlines on the images of actual Illinois newspapers.[1][2] These ads, like Gidwitz's ads, also came under review by the Illinois Republican Party.[3] Because of the controversy generated, several television stations withdrew Oberweis's ads.[4] A number of media outlets reported that Oberweis received a significant absolute number of write-in votes in the November general election, and he spontaneously re-appeared in some polls in October 2006 at up to 2 per cent,[6] all apparently without endorsement or co-ordination by the candidate or his organisation . . . the official count was 20 607 votes or a little over 0.59 per cent (see below); where this fits in terms of standard deviation and other normal curve statistics has not been published.

Results

Republican gubernatorial primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Judy Baar Topinka 280,701 38.15
Republican Jim Oberweis 233,576 31.74
Republican Bill Brady 135,370 18.40
Republican Ron Gidwitz 80,068 10.88
Republican Andy Martin 6,095 0.83
Total votes 735,810 100.00

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

Results

Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Birkett 342,950 50.63
Republican Steve Rauschenberger 202,905 29.95
Republican Sandy Wegman 90,255 13.32
Republican Lawrence L. Bruckner 41,307 6.19
Republican Jeremy Bryan Cole 14 0.00
Total votes 677,431 100.00

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Bill Brady (politician)

Bill Brady (politician)

William E. Brady is an American politician who was a Republican member of the Illinois Senate from May 2002 until his resignation in December 2020.

Ronald Gidwitz

Ronald Gidwitz

Ronald J. Gidwitz is an American businessman, diplomat, and political candidate who served as United States Ambassador to Belgium, while also serving as acting United States Ambassador to the European Union.

Illinois State Board of Education

Illinois State Board of Education

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) administers public education in the state of Illinois. The State Board consists of nine members who are appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Senate. Board members serve four-year terms, with State Board membership limited to two consecutive terms. The board sets educational policies and guidelines for public and private schools, preschool through grade 12. It analyzes the aims, needs and requirements of education and recommends legislation to the Illinois General Assembly and Governor for the benefit of the more than 2 million school children in the state.

Andy Martin

Andy Martin

Anthony Robert Martin-Trigona, usually known as Andy Martin, is an American perennial candidate who has never been elected to office, running as both a Democrat and a Republican.

Jim Oberweis

Jim Oberweis

James D. Oberweis is an American businessman, investment manager, and politician from the state of Illinois. The owner of Oberweis Dairy in North Aurora near Chicago, he served as a member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 25th district from 2013 to 2021.

Oberweis Dairy

Oberweis Dairy

Oberweis Dairy, headquartered in North Aurora, Illinois, is the parent company of several dairy-related and fast food restaurant operations in the midwest region of the United States. Its businesses include a home delivery service available in parts of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Michigan, North Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin, which delivers traditional dairy products, including milk, ice cream, cheese, and yogurt, as well as bacon and seasonal products.

Judy Baar Topinka

Judy Baar Topinka

Judy Baar Topinka was an American politician and member of the Republican Party from the U.S. State of Illinois.

Jim Edgar

Jim Edgar

James Edgar is an American politician who was the 38th governor of Illinois from 1991 to 1999. A moderate Republican, he also served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1976 to 1979 and as Illinois Secretary of State from 1981 to 1991.

Rod Blagojevich

Rod Blagojevich

Rod Blagojevich, often referred to by his nickname "Blago" is an American former politician, political commentator, and convicted felon who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. He was impeached, removed from office, convicted, and incarcerated for eight years on federal charges of public corruption. A member of the Democratic Party, Blagojevich previously worked in both the state and federal legislatures. He served as an Illinois state representative from 1993 to 1997, and the U.S. representative from Illinois's 5th district from 1997 to 2003.

Joe Birkett

Joe Birkett

Joseph E. Birkett is an appellate court judge on the Illinois Appellate Court – Second District. He was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court in December 2010, and was subsequently elected to a full term in November 2012. His current term runs through December 2022. Prior to being elevated to the bench, Justice Birkett was the State's Attorney of DuPage County, an office he had held since 1996.

Republican Party (United States)

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of chattel slavery into the western territories. It has been the main political rival of the Democratic Party since the mid-1850s. Like them, the Republican Party is a big tent of competing and often opposing ideologies. Presently, the Republican Party contains prominent conservative, centrist, populist, and right-libertarian factions.

General election

Candidates

On ballot

Write-ins

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[8] Lean D November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] Lean D November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report[10] Likely D November 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics[11] Lean D November 6, 2006

Polling

Polling on 14 October 2006
Polling on 14 October 2006
Source Date Rod
Blagojevich (D)
Judy Baar
Topinka (R)
Rich
Whitney (G)
Other
Survey USA November 2, 2006 45% 37% 14% 4%
Survey USA October 23, 2006 44% 34% 14% 8%
Rasmussen October 19, 2006 44% 36% 9% 11%
Zogby/WSJ October 16, 2006 47.1% 33.2% 11.3% 8.4%
Glengariff Group October 15, 2006 39% 30% 9% 22%
Tribune/WGN-TV October 11, 2006 43% 29% 9% 19%
Survey USA September 20, 2006 45% 39% 7% 9%
Rasmussen September 13, 2006 48% 36% 16%
Sun-Times/NBC5 September 12, 2006 56% 26% 3% 15%
Tribune/WGN-TV September 11, 2006 45% 33% 6% 16%
Zogby/WSJ September 11, 2006 46.5% 33.6% 19.9%
Research 2000 August 31, 2006 47% 39% 2% 12%
Zogby/WSJ August 28, 2006 44.8% 37.6% 17.6%
Rasmussen August 10, 2006 45% 37% 18%
Survey USA July 25, 2006 45% 34% 21%
Zogby/WSJ July 24, 2006 44.4% 36.4% 19.2%
Rasmussen July 13, 2006 45% 34% 21%
Zogby/WSJ June 21, 2006 41.1% 37.5% 21.4%
Glengariff Group June 1–3, 2006 41% 34% 25%
Survey USA May 23, 2006 43% 37% 20%
Rasmussen April 24, 2006 38% 44% 18%
Rasmussen March 31, 2006 41% 43% 16%
Rasmussen February 25, 2006 42% 36% 22%
Rasmussen February 7, 2006 37% 48% 15%
Research 2000 January 22, 2006 45% 37% 18%

Results

2006 Illinois gubernatorial election[2][3][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Rod Blagojevich (incumbent) 1,736,731 49.79% -2.40%
Republican Judy Baar Topinka 1,369,315 39.26% -5.81%
Green Rich Whitney 361,336 10.36% n/a
Write-in 20,607 0.59% n/a
Total votes 3,487,989 100.00% n/a
Democratic hold

Blagojevich was declared the winner by 10:00 p.m.

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Rod Blagojevich

Rod Blagojevich, often referred to by his nickname "Blago" is an American former politician, political commentator, and convicted felon who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. He was impeached, removed from office, convicted, and incarcerated for eight years on federal charges of public corruption. A member of the Democratic Party, Blagojevich previously worked in both the state and federal legislatures. He served as an Illinois state representative from 1993 to 1997, and the U.S. representative from Illinois's 5th district from 1997 to 2003.

Governor of Illinois

Governor of Illinois

The governor of Illinois is the head of government of Illinois, and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state. The governor is responsible for enacting laws passed by the Illinois General Assembly. Illinois is one of 14 states that does not have a gubernatorial term-limit along with Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, District of Columbia, Vermont, New Hampshire and Puerto Rico. The governor is commander-in-chief of the state's land, air and sea forces when they are in state service.

Judy Baar Topinka

Judy Baar Topinka

Judy Baar Topinka was an American politician and member of the Republican Party from the U.S. State of Illinois.

Rich Whitney

Rich Whitney

Rich Whitney is an American politician and civil rights attorney who was the Illinois Green Party's nominee for Governor of Illinois in the elections of 2006 and 2010. During the 2006 campaign Whitney received endorsements from several newspapers, including the Rockford Register Star, Southwest News-Herald, and State School News Service. In that year's election Whitney received 361,336 votes for 10.4% of the vote, a strong finish for a third party. In the 2010 election his share of the vote was 2.7%.

Libertarian Party (United States)

Libertarian Party (United States)

The Libertarian Party (LP) is a political party in the United States that promotes civil liberties, non-interventionism, laissez-faire capitalism, and limiting the size and scope of government. The party was conceived in August 1971 at meetings in the home of David F. Nolan in Westminster, Colorado, and was officially formed on December 11, 1971, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The organizers of the party drew inspiration from the works and ideas of the prominent Austrian school economist, Murray Rothbard. The founding of the party was prompted in part due to concerns about the Nixon administration, the Vietnam War, conscription, and the introduction of fiat money.

Randy Stufflebeam

Randy Stufflebeam

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Constitution Party (United States)

Constitution Party (United States)

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United States Marine Corps

United States Marine Corps

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Sabato's Crystal Ball

Sabato's Crystal Ball

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Stuart Rothenberg

Stuart Rothenberg

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Democratic Party (United States)

Democratic Party (United States)

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Republican Party (United States)

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of chattel slavery into the western territories. It has been the main political rival of the Democratic Party since the mid-1850s. Like them, the Republican Party is a big tent of competing and often opposing ideologies. Presently, the Republican Party contains prominent conservative, centrist, populist, and right-libertarian factions.

Aftermath

The Green Party became an established political party statewide, according to Illinois state election law, when Rich Whitney received more than 5% of the total vote for governor. The new status provided the party with several new advantages, such as lower signature requirements for ballot access, primary elections, free access to additional voter data, the ability to elect precinct committeemen, run a partial slate of candidates at any jurisdictional level, and slate candidates without petitioning. The only other statewide established political parties were the Democratic and Republican Parties. It is rare for a new political party to become established statewide in Illinois, the last to do so being the Solidarity Party in 1986 and the Progressive Party before that.

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The Illinois Green Party is a statewide political party in Illinois. The party is state affiliate of the Green Party of the United States. Its stated mission and purpose are to advance the Ten Key Values of the Green Party in Illinois through political means and to support individual members and the formation of Green Party locals.

Rich Whitney

Rich Whitney

Rich Whitney is an American politician and civil rights attorney who was the Illinois Green Party's nominee for Governor of Illinois in the elections of 2006 and 2010. During the 2006 campaign Whitney received endorsements from several newspapers, including the Rockford Register Star, Southwest News-Herald, and State School News Service. In that year's election Whitney received 361,336 votes for 10.4% of the vote, a strong finish for a third party. In the 2010 election his share of the vote was 2.7%.

Democratic Party of Illinois

Democratic Party of Illinois

The Democratic Party of Illinois is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the oldest extant state party in Illinois and one of just two recognized parties in the state, along with the Republican Party. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling the majority of Illinois' U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, both houses of the state legislature, and the governorship.

Illinois Republican Party

Illinois Republican Party

The Illinois Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Illinois founded in May 29, 1856. It is run by the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, which consists of 18 members, one representing each of the state's congressional districts. Once the dominant party in Illinois, the state GOP has become a minority party within the last few decades, holding little power in the state. The current chairman is Don Tracy, who has served since 2021.

Progressive Party (United States, 1912)

Progressive Party (United States, 1912)

The Progressive Party was a third party in the United States formed in 1912 by former president Theodore Roosevelt after he lost the presidential nomination of the Republican Party to his former protégé rival, incumbent president William Howard Taft. The new party was known for taking advanced positions on progressive reforms and attracting leading national reformers. The party was also ideologically deeply connected with America's indigenous radical-liberal tradition.

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