Illinois Governorial Primaries
On June 28, Illinois held its gubernatorial primary election, which featured several Republican candidates, including Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, State Senator Darren Bailey, and political outsider Jesse Sullivan
Irvin ended up in third place, well behind the other candidates
The current governor of Illinois, J. B. Pritzker, decided he would rather face Bailey in the general election than face Irvin
In the weeks leading up to the primary, the Illinois airwaves were absolutely saturated with campaign commercials criticizing Irvin's performance as mayor of Aurora, attacking his background as a combat veteran and attorney, and even calling into question his personal integrity
Pritzker's meddling paid off
Incumbent governor spending millions of dollars to meddle in the other party’s primary election is unprecedented
Ken Griffin, the Chicago hedge fund billionaire, contends that it is “despicable”
Nevertheless, he will face in November his favored opponent, Darren Bailey, who believes that he is the easiest opponent to beat
https://amgreatness.com/2022/07/09/illinois-top-democrat-spent-millions-meddling-in-gop-gubernatorial-primary/
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