[justiceseeker93]

Thanks for your extensive lowdown on the Illinois gubernatorial race.

Why has Illinois turned from a swing state into such an overwhelming 'Rat state in last few decades?

[vickixxxx]

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/11/illinois_not_as_blue_as_you_th.html

Illinois is a red state, except for Cook Co. and a small area in southern Illinois. The rest of the state can’t out vote Chicago area. I heard a couple of politicians from downstate were going to introduce a bill to make Chicago area its own state. I’d love that!!

[usconservative]

Why has Illinois turned from a swing state into such an overwhelming 'Rat state in last few decades?

See post #8. Chitcago as a 'sanctuary city' attracting illegal criminal aliens, plus being the home of all the government cheese eating welfare rats means that this core Democrat constituency far outnumbers the rest of the state, meaning "as Chitcago goes, so goes the state."

Illinois outside of Chitgago, Champaign and East St. Louis is a predominantly red state. If we could just get rid of those three cancers this state would be much better off.

[reformed_democrat]

justiceseeker -- the easiest answer to your question is found in usconservative's reply:

That immediately takes Rutherford out of consideration in my view, no way I can vote for the guy. While it's true there are many so-called Republican's in this state that don't support the Pro-Life movement or support Conceal-Carry, we out here in the grass-roots call them DEMOCRATS.

There is no Republican in the entire state of Illinois that is, first, acceptable to the suburban Chicago Republicans, and, second, pure enough to satisfy the downstate Republicans.

Illinois will never have a Republican anything in my lifetime. It may never have a Republican anything in America's lifetime.