Election Day

The recent Election
The one race that I have been following has been the Illinois Governor's race.  This has been the first true governer's election since the great debacle with Rod Blagojevich so it does have a lot riding on it.  I think that a lot of people both inside and outside the state view Illinois politics as a joke, this was going to be the election that would put our state back on the right track.
From the get go this race has been marred by controversy and a lack of enthusiasm.  Before the election was even held it seemed as if the majority of our "classically" democratic state was in support of the republican candidate Bill Brady.  Not because of his political plan or his past experience, simply because the democratic candidate Pat Quinn has been so closely associated with Rod Blagojevich.
I never truly understood either of the two candiates political plans because as the election drew closer and closer the advertisments that were seen in press or on TV were entirely focused on mudslinging.  I dont recall one ad that just talked about one candidates plans to improve, it was all criticisms and accusations.  I think this left a large population of the people in the dark about the candidates and what they will do to help our state.
These point are probably why this was one of the closest elections on record.  Usually a candidate stands out by the end of the election day and this race was so close that even after two full days there is no definitive winner to this race. 
Although either of these two candidates will probably do a better job than Rod Blagojevich, I dont see them being the answer to the problems that Illinois is having right now.