The second and final Illinois gubernatorial debate continued the less-than-stately decorum while breaking little new ground with three weeks before the Nov. 8 election.
, in the U.S. legally, because of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s dispute with President Joe Biden.
Bailey, a 56-year-old state senator and farmer from the southern Illinois town of Xenia, 96 miles east of St. Louis, has like many Republicans nationally this fall pounded crime in campaigns. Bailey has fielded criticism for his oft-criticized nickname for Chicago, “hellhole.” The Republican on Tuesday proposed a new moniker.
Pritzker is favored for a second term and Bailey isn’t in the same stratosphere in terms of campaign cash. At the end of the Sept. 30 quarterly reporting period, Pritzker had $42.3 million on hand after raising $80.8 million during the period and spending $38.5 million.
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