Whitfield Harrington Jr., a pastor from Chicago, is running to be the next U.S. Senator from Illinois. He registered as the candidate of the American Center Party, which he also founded as a state party (not to be confused with any other American Center Party).

Harrington faces steep odds against Democratic nominee Juliana Stratton, who is also the lieutenant governor; and Republican nominee Don Tracy. He's also been excluded from the only televised debate of the campaign, which is happening tonight at WTTW-TV in Chicago (and will be broadcast on select PBS stations across Illinois).

Although Harrington will not be in the debate, he did join us live for a conversation on policy, his view on where exactly the American center actually is, and what it means to campaign outside the two-party system.