Posted on 06/26/2022 6:55:11 PM PDT by cotton1706
Kenneth Griffin, a Chicago billionaire hedge fund founder who is the chief benefactor for Illinois Republicans, gave $50 million to Irvin for the primary alone and pledged to spend more for him in the general election. Griffin, the state’s richest man, will not support any other Republican in the race against Pritzker, according to his spokesperson, Zia Ahmed. Griffin announced last week that his hedge fund and trading firm would relocate to Miami.
Although Irvin, a longtime Republican who has nevertheless voted in a series of recent Democratic primaries in Illinois, expected an expensive dogfight in the general election, he is frustrated by the primary season intervention from Pritzker, a billionaire who is America’s richest elected official.
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Irvin won’t say whom he voted for in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections and, in the interview, declined to say if he would support Trump if he ran for president in 2024. He called President Joe Biden “the legitimate president” and said former Vice President Mike Pence had performed his constitutional duty on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Trump endorsed Bailey last night.
Win or lose in November, we HAVE to stop nominating phony Republicans.
Here's hoping Bailey trounced Irvin on Tuesday!
Bailey rose to prominence in Illinois politics by introducing legislation to kick Chicago out of the state. When the coronavirus pandemic began, he was removed from a state legislative session for refusing to wear a mask, and he sued Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, over statewide virus-mitigation efforts. Painted on the door of his campaign bus is the Bible verse Ephesians 6:10-19, which calls for followers to wear God’s armor in a battle against “evil rulers.”
I guess Mr. Griffin's wishes must be followed to the letter, because he is "the state's richest man."
A good many “republicans” are in fact Democrats in sheep’s clothing. Subversives. The Enemies Within. And, It’s Long Past the Time all Republican Voters understand this Fact!
Kentucky, Utah, South Carolina, Alaska, etc... This means YOU!!!
“Bailey rose to prominence in Illinois politics by introducing legislation to kick Chicago out of the state.”
A Man with a Plan...
“the state’s richest man.”
Not for long since he is moving.
Thank those Democrats in RINo clothes for approving all 3 of Trump’s nominees for SCOTUS. SPECIAL thanks to McTurtle for holding up open seat until Trump was elected.
None of the real Democrats voted for Trump nominees.
Only low IQ people don’t understand how useful RINO idiots can be on some issues.
Far right... far right... far right... far right... far right... far right... far right... far right... far right... far right... far right... far right... far right... far right... far right... far right... far right... far right... far right... far right... far right... far right... far right...
Do they make Rino Prods?
We could put some to good use.
This is great info... Pence is backed by those who betrayed the country within the Republican establishment.
You can see part of the problem in this very article.
They reference him as some whacked out radical marginal
far right kook by inference.
We have a handicap with each election.
Never ever do they refer to Leftists as far Left or Ultra
Leftist, or whacked out by inference.
Irvin like almost all Chicago-area Democrats and Combine Republicans is corrupt as the day is long. He is the mayor of the 2nd biggest city in Illinois. Dirty payoffs for getting the City of Aurora to revote on a communications tower. A close "advisor" shaking down city contractors, etc.
Says it all
The last sentence in the article is the best.
“This primary,” he said, “has got to purge the Republican Party of those who are self-serving snollygosters.”
I don’t know of the guy, so that’s a good question I can’t
answer.
I suspect it was being endorsed by the Insurrection Leader
/s Donald Trump that tinged his character for the press.
Now he’s a far right extremest tool. /s
The same Ken Griffin that runs Citadel who is relocating to Miami from Chicago. Kenny should be on a short leash left he flees the country. Investors know he is a criminal and needs to be locked up.
Bailey is a barrel-chested conservative white downstate farmer who served 2 years in the IL House and won a seat in the IL Senate the same year he decided to run for Governor. In IL, a primary win for him is the best guarantee Prickster has of winning reelection. That’s why the Democrat Governors Ass’n has been spending millions on negative ads against Richard Irvin, who has an actual chance of besting Prickster.
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