He left because the Democrats gerrymander him and Illinois into oblivion and he no longer had a chance at winning a seat. Coupled with the Republican threats, it is hard to imagine what he has had to deal with these last few years. He is a boy scout through and through, if they elected him, he would serve, even if it was only to get thro…
He left because the Democrats gerrymander him and Illinois into oblivion and he no longer had a chance at winning a seat. Coupled with the Republican threats, it is hard to imagine what he has had to deal with these last few years. He is a boy scout through and through, if they elected him, he would serve, even if it was only to get through the next year. Look for the articles about how toxic Illinois politics has gotten, since the Democrats created a small but significant number of safe Republican districts, those seats are now so safe, that they have gone MAGA. Draw the lines more fairly, spread the public out more evenly and you would have real contests, with the candidate that could appeal to both sides being the winner, but that is a risk that neither party is willing to take, when given a chance to re-draw the lines.
He left because the Democrats gerrymander him and Illinois into oblivion and he no longer had a chance at winning a seat. Coupled with the Republican threats, it is hard to imagine what he has had to deal with these last few years. He is a boy scout through and through, if they elected him, he would serve, even if it was only to get through the next year. Look for the articles about how toxic Illinois politics has gotten, since the Democrats created a small but significant number of safe Republican districts, those seats are now so safe, that they have gone MAGA. Draw the lines more fairly, spread the public out more evenly and you would have real contests, with the candidate that could appeal to both sides being the winner, but that is a risk that neither party is willing to take, when given a chance to re-draw the lines.