Briefly Noted: It Was A Good Night For Trump In IL
As expected, and as discussed yesterday, Darren Bailey, Trump’s endorsee for governor in IL, ran away from the pack in the primary race. Bailey got 57% of the vote in a four way race. The GOPe candidate ran a distant third—a total humiliation, both financially and electorally, for RINOs.
Overall, it looks like it was a good night for the conservative grass roots in IL. The GOPe was trying to redistrict Mary Miller, another strong conservative and Trump endorsee, out of Congress. However, Miller handily defeated GOPe preference and incumbent Rodney Davis, 58-42. NBC explains:
Miller’s victory marked another win for former President Donald Trump, as well, who backed her as part of his effort to oust several incumbent Republicans deemed insufficiently loyal. Davis ran afoul of Trump by supporting the establishment of an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riot. Davis supported the never-chartered independent commission, not the House select committee now probing the Capitol attack, which held its sixth public hearing Tuesday.
IL may look Deep Blue on Presidential election maps, but all these seats matter. Trump is on a roll.
Since I can, I avoid driving through Illinois. I don't want one penny going to this corrupt state in sales tax. Tennessee and Missouri benefit. And that is too bad, as southern and central Illinois, except around the college towns, are as red as any other red state on its border.
Rodney was my representative. He’s been a squish RINO for a while. Too bad, so sad, to see him go. But I’m sure he’ll be alright and he probably already has a nicely compensated gig lined up somewhere.