Conservative State Sen. Darren Bailey Victorious in IL Gubernatorial Primary, Now Faces Democrat billionaire Gov. J.B. Pritzker on November

Red State ^ | 06/28/2022 | Bob Hoge

[SeekAndFind]

Illinois Republicans chose conservative state Sen. Darren Bailey as their gubernatorial nominee in Tuesday’s primary to take on Democrat billionaire Gov. J.B. Pritzker in November. With 45 percent of the votes counted, Bailey leads his four rivals with a strong, 55.5 percent of the vote.

Big night and win for @DarrenBaileyIL!

Illinoisans are ready for a new direction and leadership that restores integrity and responsibility to the governor’s office.


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— GOP (@GOP) June 29, 2022

Meanwhile, Pritzker cruised to victory in the Democratic primary, earning a whopping 92.3 percent of the vote, as of this writing. He used a tactic familiar to those of us in California—candidates spend heavily to promote their preferred opponent because they believe they can easily defeat them in the general election. Pritzker reportedly “spent millions trying to get the rival he want[ed] and increase[d] his already sizable advantage in the state this fall.”

Bailey, a farmer from Xenia, received former President Donald Trump’s endorsement and is strongly pro-life, a position which Pritzker believes he can use against Bailey:

Pritzker, an heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune who is seeking his second term, and the Democratic Governors Association spent heavily on advertising to help Bailey win the GOP primary, including with ads noting he is “100% pro-life.”

Bailey, though, intends to fight:

“We’re going to send a message to the Republican establishment that we will not be bullied into sacrificing our principles to elect their candidates,” he told a crowd at a campaign stop in rural Illinois this month.

Bailey was also a strong opponent of Pritzker’s harsh pandemic response. He sued Pritzker over a stay-at-home order and was once escorted off the floor of the Legislature for refusing to wear a mask.

Pritzker appears to be facing an easy ride in his bid to serve a second term as Illinois governor, despite his radical policies.

“I’ll face anybody on the other side of the aisle and we’ll win,” he said. Like leftist Governor Gavin Newsom in California (who handily won his June 8 open primary), Pritzker enjoys a state where Dems control all statewide offices, so his chances are good.

Also running for the Republican nomination was Richard Irvin, a former prosecutor, who was seen as a top candidate until he ran into Pritzker’s war machine. Other Republican candidates were business owner Gary Rabine, venture capitalist Jesse Sullivan, former state Sen. Paul Schimpf and attorney Max Solomon.

Pritzker faced little-known Democrat rival Beverly Miles for the nomination.

Pritzker’s family has been criticized for pushing Synthetic Sex Identities (SSI). An article in Tablet claims:

Through investments in the techno-medical complex, where new highly medicalized sex identities are being conjured, Pritzkers and other elite donors are attempting to normalize the idea that human reproductive sex exists on a spectrum.

Pritzker’s cousin Jennifer (born James) Pritzker transitioned from male to female in 2013.

Bailey faces a tough hill to climb in going up against Pritzker and his billionaire family, but he’s now passed the first test and will next face voters in November general election.

[stars & stripes forever]

FATHER GOD,

Thank You we have a God fearing man in Darren Bailey. Protect him and his family. Give Darren favor with the electorate and may his campaign inspire hope for the down trodden citizens of Illinois.

You change times and seasons; You depose kings and raise up others. You give wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. ~ Daniel 2:21.

In JESUS’ Name we pray. AMEN.

[Dr. Sivana]

Pritzker reportedly “spent millions trying to get the rival he want[ed] and increase[d] his already sizable advantage in the state this fall.”

Irvin had PLENTY of money ($50 million) and couldn't get the job done. There is no reason to believe that he would do any better in the General Election. He's Illinois' Martha McSally.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Piggy Pritzker,the original ad guy for Alka Seltzer’s “I can’t believe I ate the whole thing”.

Now known as the Pig who ate Chicago via his mayor wife, and then the whole state.

[jocon307]

Amen to your prayer! He looks like a cheerful man, hope he wins! (See tagline!)

[The Louiswu]

The Cook County machine will never let him win

[Deplorable American1776]

I’d rather stay in Bailey’s barn then a Hyatt brand hotel .. 🤓

[Western Phil]

Gov. J.B. Pritzker (should be J.R. rather than J.B., Robert not Bob) was roaming around New Hampshire a week or so ago. He is looking to replace the Big Guy next time around.

[Albion Wilde]

Here's the competitor:

Philanthropist [transwoman] Jennifer Pritzker, at left, and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker

The Billionaire Family Pushing Synthetic Sex Identities
The wealthy, powerful, and sometimes very weird Pritzker cousins have set their sights on a new God-like goal: using gender ideology to remake human biology