A Heartland Battle for the GOP’s Soul
Biden’s collapsing approval in deep-blue Illinois could point to a surprise America First victory.
By Steve Cortes
May 8, 2022
With the come-from-behind triumph of J. D. Vance last week in the Ohio U.S. Senate primary, the America First movement looks to earn similar victories in other states. The cause of populist patriotism accelerates among voters as the Deplorables continue to transform the Republican Party, thwarting the tired, corporatist agenda of the establishment GOP.
In Illinois, the race for governor presents a clear America First champion in the primary with State Senator Darren Bailey. If Bailey can prevail over his big-money, establishment rival in the Republican primary, then the America First cause may have a realistic chance to unseat the disastrous incumbent governor, J. B. Pritzker.
In both 2016 and 2020, Donald Trump upended the electoral map by putting once solidly Democratic states such as Michigan up for grabs as swing states. Could Illinois be next?
Darren Bailey brings a Trumpian approach to political office, meaning he is an outsider who speaks bluntly and fiercely disrupts supposedly sacrosanct political practices. A southern Illinois businessman and farmer, he only recently entered politics. Like Trump, Bailey enjoyed a comfortable and successful life in the private sector. He and his wife started a Christian school together. Bailey ran a prosperous business and enjoyed his large family of children and grandchildren.
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