[muawiyah]

The Illinois GOP isn't particularly lacking in backbone ~ their problem is LACK OF NUMBERS.

The Democrats in Cook County control the state legislature.

Unless you can figure out some way to depopulate Cook County it will continue to be that way into the indefinite future.

[usconservative]

The Illinois GOP isn't particularly lacking in backbone

When you run away from your candidate at the first sign of trouble, what do you call it?

Any REASONABLE person would call it lack of backbone.

The rest of your post (Democrats in Crook County controlling the State legislature) factual as it is, has nothing to do with the discussion at hand.