Opinion: I Want To Vote Republican, But I Can't

" I want to vote Republican for the state legislature, I really do. I’m as sick of Michael Madigan as house speaker and Joe Berrios as chairman of the Cook County Regular Democratic Organization as the next guy. I also believe we need two-party rule in this state. Since I voted for Pat Quinn two years ago, I’d like to balance my ticket by voting to send a Republican to Springfield. Also, my Democratic legislators are pre-occupied with gay marriage and abortion rights. I have no opinions on those issues. I’d rather talk about jobs and the pension gap.

But here’s my problem: there are no Republicans on the ballot in my district. There is a Republican running for state representative, but he’s a write-in candidate, and his yard signs, which I’ve seen posted at intersections around the nabe, only list his first name: Paul. How can I expect my vote to be counted if I just write “Paul” on the ballot? A one-name sign may work for Hillary Clinton or Rahm Emanuel, but it’s not working for Paul "

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