Price is wrong for Biss in gubernatorial debate
State Sen. Daniel Biss - who promises to be the "middle-class governor" in ads running throughout the state - endured a "The Price is Right" question Wednesday night at a gubernatorial forum in Chicago.
And he didn't quite pass the test.
Biss was asked by WBEZ reporter Dave McKinney what the full price of a monthly CTA pass is during a lightning round of questions to test the six Democratic candidates on their knowledge of prices regular voters pay in everyday expenditures.
"This campaign has been framed as a battle for the heart of middle and low-income voters, and since that's the case, we're going to do a simple test to see how connected each of you is to average Illinoisans," McKinney said.
Biss' response?
"A monthly CTA pass. Now, let's see. My Metra pass now comes pretty close to $50 a month. So a monthly CTA pass I would guess is probably around $35."
The actual cost is $105, according to the CTA's website.
Biss' campaign later said the Evanston senator "mixed up" the weekly and monthly pass prices, and was referring to the weekly Metra pass at $55 and the weekly CTA pass at $35.
Still, the answer - heard on public radio and streamed online -- had some scratching their heads.
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