How and where can moderate Republicans in Illinois make our mark and become significant? In the Chicago suburbs.
After 60 years of active service as a moderate Republican, I feel shunned by my party. Why? Because I am opposed to kids carrying assault-style rifles on our streets. I am also strongly opposed to abortion, yet am ultimately pro-abortion rights, as I will not play Big Brother to women I don’t know. So, I am on a mission to claw back a significant role in American politics for moderate Republicans, whose pedigree goes back to Dwight D.
But can Mod Squad candidates win some primaries and general elections in the suburbs? I say “yes.” To illustrate: In 2014, a moderate GOP candidate for governor won several middle-class Illinois suburbs 64% to 34%. Yet last year, the GOP candidate who was proudly pro-Donald Trump lost those same burbs by 2-1 margins to an uninspiring Democratic governor. The big challenge for the Mod Squad in Illinois lies in the party primary elections. Turnout is low among moderate voters.
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