Chad is more likely to win, compared to Doug. The last time that Chad ran, statewide, he didn’t expect to win, since he ran for the Constitution Party.
We shouldn’t nominate a rich man who has never run for office. Someone like that won the primary in 2004. He dropped out of the race, helping Barack Obama win and become president. In 2008, a rich man who had never run for office won the U.S. Senate primary. In the general election, that Republican got 29%.
We should nominate a conservative who has political experience. I emailed Doug Truax, and I asked for his views on abortion, guns, and immigration. I haven’t received a response.
Problem is, Phil, if our candidate isn’t independently wealthy, you can just about write them off. Even if they won the primary, they’d be desultory opposition in the general. It reminds me of FR’s own late “Congressman Billybob.” He announced he was running for Congress from NC back around 2006 or so and I told him if he didn’t have at least a million in the bank, he could forget about it. For statewide in IL, you’re going to need $10 million just as a base amount.
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