With last week’s episode being from the State Fair, we weren’t able to get into campaign announcements or issues impacting Illinoisans, so we have a full agenda with 2 weeks worth of intel to share.
Collin Corbett is joined this week by State Representative Regan Deering, Director of the Illinois Freedom Caucus Collin Moseley, and Cor’s political experts Michael Butler and Chris Jackowiak.
Well, time has run out. After months of potential Republican candidates teasing statewide runs, but not pullin...
With last week’s episode being from the State Fair, we weren’t able to get into campaign announcements or issues impacting Illinoisans, so we have a full agenda with 2 weeks worth of intel to share.
Collin Corbett is joined this week by State Representative Regan Deering, Director of the Illinois Freedom Caucus Collin Moseley, and Cor’s political experts Michael Butler and Chris Jackowiak.
Well, time has run out. After months of potential Republican candidates teasing statewide runs, but not pulling the trigger, Darren Bailey has said he’s seriously considering running again. We still might see Ted Dabrowski, Aaron Del Mar, or someone else jump in, but one thing is for sure: whoever wins better have the right operations and messaging in place to hold JB Pritzker accountable.
There have also been numerous campaign announcements over the past two weeks. Don Tracy announced his campaign for US Senate, giving Republicans a solid candidate at the top of the ticket. Chris officially announced he is bowing out of the Illinois Comptroller’s race as Bryan Drew was passing petitions at Republican Day (Chris even endorsed Bryan). Plus, more Republicans are stepping up to run in IL-17, SD36, and HD112.
We later get into major pain points for Illinoisans, including Pritzker’s answer to lagging test scores being to lower the state’s proficiency standards. Regan, a former school teacher, highlights how diminishing the standards does not set up our children to succeed.
Plus, we talk how non-citizens are receiving even more taxpayer-funded benefits, Pritzker’s hypocrisy continuing on gerrymandering as he opposes fair maps in Illinois, and how rising electricity costs are impacting the pocketbooks of working families and it’s a message Republicans can win on now.
We close out this week’s Smoke-Filled Room covering news you can use in your outreach to voters and giving our OGs and clowns of the week.
00:00: Introductions
02:31: With Limited Republican Movement in Illinois Governor's Race, Darren Bailey Hinting at a Return
17:32: Don Tracy Announces Campaign for US Senate
25:42: Bryan Drew Running for Illinois Comptroller
31:51: Julie Bickelhaupt Announces for IL-17, Setting Up Primary Against Dillan Vancil
36:25: Brad Beekman to Run for SD36, Joining Patrick Harlan in Race Against Mike Halpin
42:52: Jimmy Ford to Challenge Katie Stuart in HD112
45:19: Pritzker's Answer for Lagging Test Scores in Illinois Schools: Lower State Proficiency Standards
54:59: Pritzker Signs Bill Giving More Taxpayer-Funded Benefits to Non-Citizens
01:02:40: Pritzker Continues to Show Hypocrisy on Gerrymandering, Refuses to Support Fair Maps in IL
01:08:56: Pritzker, Environmentalists, and Allies Continue to Refuse Common Sense Solutions to Energy Crisis
01:16:28: Illinois Auditor General Once Again Finds DCFS Violating State Law, with 29 of 34 Repeat Issues
01:18:28: Pritzker Signs Massive Trial Lawyers Giveaway Bill
01:19:23: AbbVie Spending Only 2% of Their $10 Billion Investment in Illinois, Their Home State
01:21:19: Already Taxing a Tax on Gas, Illinois May Tax a Tax on Sports Betting Too
01:24:31: Businesses Fleeing Chicago: 17% Decline Citywide, as High as 51% on Magnificent Mile
01:25:53: Will County Democrat Jacqueline Traynere Charged with Computer Tampering
01:26:55: OG & Clown of the Week
01:33:48: Closing Thoughts
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