On Governor's Day at the Illinois State Fair, Democrats led by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Sen. Dick Durbin went all in on attacks against former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
Carnival rides light the sky on Governor’s Day at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, Aug. 16, 2023.
The vote for president is the only statewide race next year, but the ballot will also include all 17 congressional seats — with Democrats now holding a 14-3 advantage — as well as all 118 state House and at least 20 of the 59 state Senate seats. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias talks with reporters during Governor's Day at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on Aug. 16, 2023.
“Republicans demagogue. Democrats deliver. Republicans supported an insurrection and claimed it was an act of patriotism. They falsely claim that they’re the party of law and order while celebrating the four-time indicted presidential candidate,” Pritzker said, noting Illinois twice voted against Trump by 17 percentage points.
Durbin contended the GOP is not only no longer the party of Abraham Lincoln, it is now vastly different from just a few decades ago when Illinois had Republican “governors like Jim Edgar.” Pritzker thanked the county chairs for their help in his reelection, saying, “Together, we built a blue wave — a tsunami that swept away the red wall of Uihleins and Griffins and Rauners and Trumps.”
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