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* The two major party candidates for Illinois comptroller will appear on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight program at about 7 o’clock this evening. They’re streaming it live on their website, so click here.

The Green Party candidate plans to protest…

WTTW Studio Protest Tues. Night Demands Equal Airtime for Candidates

WHO: Activists & Illinois Comptroller candidate Tim Curtin
WHAT: Protest against partisan bias in public broadcasting
WHERE: WTTW11 studio building, 5400 St. Louis Ave., Chicago, IL
WHEN: Tonight, Tues. Oct. 25th, 6:00pm to 7:00pm

There are four candidates on the ballot in Illinois this year for Comptroller, but viewers who tune into local PBS affiliate WTTW’s candidates’ forum on Tuesday will only see two of them. Tim Curtin, the Green Party candidate for Comptroller, isn’t taking it lying down: he’s organized a demonstration of supporters and equal airtime activists outside the WTTW studio, 6pm to 7pm on Tuesday, Oct. 25th.

“Street action is obviously a last resort,” said Curtin. “We tried repeatedly to work with the station to ensure airtime for all ballot-listed candidates. There are four names on Illinois ballots for Comptroller this year, and I don’t think it’s a controversial position to say that something billed as a Comptroller candidates’ forum should include all four of those individuals.”

* Anyway, use this post’s comment section to let everyone else know what went down.

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Oct 25, 16 @ 4:13 pm

Comments

Will the debate be carried downstate?

Comment by AC Tuesday, Oct 25, 16 @ 4:16 pm
With the World Series tonight will anyone watch? Will the candidates even show up?

Comment by Ron Burgundy Tuesday, Oct 25, 16 @ 4:20 pm
Great timing. On purpose?

Comment by Joe Schmoe Tuesday, Oct 25, 16 @ 4:28 pm
Expect an immeasurably small audience.

Comment by WTF Tuesday, Oct 25, 16 @ 4:42 pm
Already voted for Munger. Cubs are on too.

Comment by Ron Tuesday, Oct 25, 16 @ 4:50 pm
does anyone know if Tim Curtin used to work anywhere in government?

Comment by Amalia Tuesday, Oct 25, 16 @ 4:59 pm
“As soon as I figured out how to (choke, inaudible)… follow the law” P0wn3d

Comment by Pauli Tuesday, Oct 25, 16 @ 7:38 pm
Quiet thread.

Comment by Cheswick Tuesday, Oct 25, 16 @ 7:59 pm
Cubs not looking too hot so far.

Comment by Team America Tuesday, Oct 25, 16 @ 8:01 pm
is this going to be recorded?

Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Oct 25, 16 @ 10:23 pm
Debate was recorded. Munger got her butt kicked!

http://livestream.com/blueroomstream/events/6495769/videos/140148201

Comment by Mal Wednesday, Oct 26, 16 @ 7:38 am
Oh - Mal -

Any candidate that “worries” about the constitution and influence of other officers… and yet… keeps purposely touting something that would be going against her oath if she wins… they didn’t win anything.

Your bar is terribly low. lol

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Oct 26, 16 @ 8:08 am
Oswego Willy (and others), like to here more on your take of the debate. I watched the whole thing and didn’t really think Munger or Mendoza ‘won’….both interrupted each other, both tried to wed the other to Rauner (and Trump) or Madigan.

Comment by Curious Wednesday, Oct 26, 16 @ 9:06 am
hear, not here! Oops.

Comment by Curious Wednesday, Oct 26, 16 @ 9:06 am
Debate didn’t matter. Nobody watched. The Presidential headwinds will give Mendoza the 8 point victory anyway.

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Oct 26, 16 @ 9:08 am
- Curious -

I watched it twice thus morning, it was like 22 minutes or so.

I’m hoping Rich will bump this up, or has a new Post for comments.

Thumbnail?

Munger did what an incumbent does when things out of his/her control are tough, and tried to pivot off Labor/Rauner/Trump

Mendoza did what a challenger does when there are openings like Trump and like the Crain’s assessment of Rauner and tying that to Munger.

Lots of really good discussion to the differences. Table debates can get more heated and interrupting due to proximity…

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Oct 26, 16 @ 9:23 am