Which paper's doing a better job of covering politics?

A group of Republicans met today in the first major debate of the GOP primary for governor. Let's see how the local press covered the event.

Sun-Times: GOP hopefuls rail against gov

BY DEANNA BELLANDI ASSOCIATED PRESS

A quartet of Republicans running for governor unleashed a river of complaints about Gov. Rod Blagojevich's stewardship of the Illinois economy Wednesday night but offered only vague proposals for turning things around.

They repeatedly talked about cutting taxes without explaining how they would replace the lost revenue. They promised to cut government spending but offered few examples of programs they would eliminate.

Tribune: GOP gubernatorial hopefuls rail against Blagojevich

By DEANNA BELLANDI, The Associated Press

NAPERVILLE -- A quartet of Republicans running for governor unleashed a river of complaints about Gov. Rod Blagojevich's stewardship of the Illinois economy Wednesday night but offered only vague proposals for turning things around.

They repeatedly talked about cutting taxes without explaining how they would replace the lost revenue. They promised to cut government spending but offered few examples of programs they would eliminate.

Daily Herald: Public gets to size up GOP field of four

By Eric Krol, Daily Herald Political Writer

The Republican governor candidates clashed on a no-new-taxes pledge but rarely with each other during their first debate Wednesday night in Naperville.

And instead of offering a heavy dose of specifics, each of the four major GOP would-be chief executives tried to establish the personalities and hooks they hope will propel them to victory in the March 21 primary — and into a one-on-one tussle with Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the most frequent target of their ire.

So, which paper would you say is doing a better job of getting its own people to file reports on the race for governor? Just asking.

UPDATE: The Tribune did post its own story at 10:15 p.m., which you'll see if you hit the link. So, basically, in the battle of Internet updates, in this round, the Herald wins by a couple of hours. In the newspaper business, faster may not necessarily be better, but posting the same exact story as the competition isn't an award-winning move either.