Hynes for governor?

Add comment July 24th, 2009

Rick Pearson, a former Register Star reporter, writes in today’s Tribune that Comptroller Dan Hynes will run for governor. The edit board has great respect for Hynes: We’ve endorsed him every time he’s run for comptroller. He got a few votes from edit board members when he ran for senator, the race eventually won by Barack Obama.

If Hynes enters the race, which I’ve suspected since Lisa Madigan dropped out, he’ll challenge Gov. Pat Quinn in the Democratic primary. I expect there to be a few more Democrats who decide to challenge Quinn and Hynes. The primary is scheduled for February so you can expect other candidates to announce in the next few weeks.