IL. Gov. Quinn says he has 'mandate' for tax increase

The Chicago Tribune reports:

Gov. Pat Quinn may have won the governor's race by the narrowest margin in nearly three decades, but he's not letting that stop him from claiming he now has a "mandate" from voters to raise the state income tax for schools.

"I think our message of investing in education was supported by the people," Quinn told the Tribune. "I think that is a really strong mandate that I got. I know from the campaign, people made that pretty clear to me, and I think the election returns said the same thing."

He barely won and Pat Quinn calls it a mandate for raising taxes!