Heir, Apparently

Quote from an article on the aldermanic runoff elections in the Trib:

Rice scoffed at the idea the vote was a referendum on him. He said some of the other candidates entered the race as "shills" simply to depress his vote totals and force him into a runoff.
"If even one of those other five hadn't run, I'd be dancing in the street today," Rice said. "Instead, I have to take money I would have spent on community baseball and softball programs and use it to print signs so I can win in April. It's a shame."

Darn this pesky democracy thing!