Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey again had harsh words about Chicago, resuming his description of the city as a 'hellhole' during Republican Day speeches at the Illinois State Fair.
Darren Bailey, Republican candidate for governor of Illinois, laughs while delivering a speech at a rally on Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on Aug. 18, 2022.
On Thursday, the state senator from Xenia, a village of 378 people in southern Illinois, went back to making sharp attacks on the city, a frequent target in a longtime game of regional politics that once saw Bailey co-sponsoring legislation to separate Chicago from the rest of Illinois. Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin of Western Springs said he supported the GOP ticket, but when asked by reporters earlier Thursday he would not specifically say that he supported Bailey. Durkin and other party members said voters will look at individual candidates rather than a full Republican slate under Bailey.
But he also acknowledged that informing voters about down-ballot candidates is more difficult when much of the attention is devoted to major contests such as the one for governor. Dan Brady, a candidate for secretary of state, talks to a reporter during a meeting of the Republican State Central Committee in Springfield on Aug. 18, 2022.
Earlier in the day, Bailey revealed potential campaign problems when he asked county Republican chairmen who gathered for a joint meeting with state central committee members for their contact information — data a well-oiled political operation already would have in hand by this stage of the race.“Used to be the Democrats were the party of the people and the Republicans were the party of the fat cat donors, the big money. My how times have changed,” Tracy said.
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