Im curious to see what the Whigs do in this race- work to elect a dangerous Truther extremist or throw one of their own under the proverbial bus.
The Whigs elected a fascist to national office, so I don't see how a homophobic truther would be any different.
When did the Whig Party get the privilege to elect Senators on their own? I am aware that facts may not bother you too much, but Pingvin, the Atlasian citizen you are probably referring to, was elected in a special election where he got many non-Whig votes. Without these votes, he would not have been elected.
He was also the only candidate other than Alfred Jones who declared before the election, IIRC, so he was bound to get elected anyway.