Darren Bailey grew up on a farm in the tiny community of Louisville, about 30 miles south of Effingham. He said he never had any ambition to get in politics, but now he’s the Republican candidate for governor of Illinois.
Bailey also got a last-minute endorsement from former President
which certainly helped him in the Republican primary, but will also certainly be used against him in the general election.The race for Illinois governor is set: incumbent JB Pritzker will take on state Sen. Darren Bailey. FOX 32's Political Editor Mike Flannery recaps the primary election. Bailey was asked how he plans to do battle with Pritzker‘s money, acknowledging he’ll likely be heavily outspent in the general election.
"Friends, tonight, your voices were finally heard," Bailey said. "The voices of working families, parents, taxpayers, law enforcement and everyday citizens, voices from the farms, the suburbs, the city of Chicago and every place in between. Let’s hear it up for Chicago tonight!"to be separated from the state of Illinois and recently referred to the city as a "hellhole.
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