Stantis is generally a Conservative. He’s calling it as he sees it, I guess (since I no longer live in Illinois, I haven’t paid attention to the statewide politics there).
The GOP died in Illinois, also in California and Colorado. People are genuinely startled by what conservatives have been doing when in power. It will take Michigan and Wisconsin some time to recover. Kansas has been GOP-controlled so long that people are leaving in droves. The governor, of course, blames it on high taxes.
I’ve been looking for a county-by-county breakdown of the Illinois vote, but no luck. Usually, Chicagoland is blue, with the rest of the state almost solid red. The “almost” is accounted for by Champaign County (where I grew up), a little blue oasis of culture and sanity in the middle of the vast red wasteland. Is that changing?
Dtroutma over 11 years ago
The result of the elephant suicide pact?
fritzoid Premium Member over 11 years ago
“Gloating across the aisle.”
Stantis is generally a Conservative. He’s calling it as he sees it, I guess (since I no longer live in Illinois, I haven’t paid attention to the statewide politics there).
PlainBill over 11 years ago
I thought that was Ohio.
ARodney over 11 years ago
The GOP died in Illinois, also in California and Colorado. People are genuinely startled by what conservatives have been doing when in power. It will take Michigan and Wisconsin some time to recover. Kansas has been GOP-controlled so long that people are leaving in droves. The governor, of course, blames it on high taxes.
fritzoid Premium Member over 11 years ago
I’ve been looking for a county-by-county breakdown of the Illinois vote, but no luck. Usually, Chicagoland is blue, with the rest of the state almost solid red. The “almost” is accounted for by Champaign County (where I grew up), a little blue oasis of culture and sanity in the middle of the vast red wasteland. Is that changing?