Editorial: For 2026, Illinois GOP must find a commonsense candidate for governor – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

"Bailey isn’t palatable to most regular folks, especially in the Chicago area he loves to trash. No serious candidate can win the job of governing Illinois if they isolate our largest regional voting base."

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Riverbender
8 months ago

Elections are about votes and in Illinois the votes are in Chicago land like it or not. Bailey has burned his bridges with Chicago voters and in my mind that makes him a hopeless candidate for the Governorship. I would suggest a more moderate candidate on the issues to be a potentially successful campaign winner but I am certainly no expert…just sayin

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