Far be it for me to give advice to the Republican Party, whose candidates I’ve not voted for since my Disco-dancing days back in the late `70s.
Not only did the Democrats sweep every statewide race—from governor to treasurer—by landslide like margins. But they bounced Peter Roskam and Randy Hultgren, two Trump rubber stampers, from their congressional seats. And they picked up seats in the state senate and state house—so Speaker Madigan will have even more power than he had before the election.
For the last few years, Breen—along with Jeanne Ives—has been a leader in the fight against reproductive rights. He introduced a bill intended to snatch away abortion rights, almost as soon as Rauner signed HB 40.
That’s right, the Dems in DuPage were so disorganized, unfocused, alienated, apathetic (pick your word) that they couldn’t even get it together to challenge one of the most vociferously anti-choice Republicans in the house.
I could go on and on with more examples. The point is that Democrats in Illinois have more momentum going their way than at any time in my lifetime—and that’s a long, freaking time.
Statewide, don’t let governor elect Pritzker, speaker Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton off the hook.
