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Former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady, told Bill Cameron on “Connected to Chicago” that Donald Trump “cannot win the election.” Brady, who is a Kasich delegate to the Republican National Convention, said there’s still an outside chance that Trump will not receive the nomination. Brady told Cameron that Trump’s solutions are not Republican solutions and that Trump’s lack of organization ensures he will lose.
Brady said neither Abe Lincoln or Ronald Reagan would attend this year’s convention because of Trump, and that he’s not surprised that many members of the Illinois GOP Congressional Delegation aren’t attending - although they usually don’t. However, Brady believes this absence of delegates may be a way to open the convention and nominate someone other than Trump.
Regarding the presumptive Democrat Party nominee, Brady told Cameron that FBI Director James Comey is “one of the most highly respected law enforcement people in the country” and that he had “no quarrel with his decision not to bring forward” an indictment of Clinton.
Brady admitted that no matter what happens, he’s “certainly not voting for Donald Trump” in November; and thinks that four years of Hillary Clinton might be good in that it will allow the Republicans to get the Senate back in 2018, which he presumes the Republicans will lose this year. Brady said he “cannot stomach the idea of Donald Trump being in the White House for a minute,” and that Hillary Clinton is a better alternative.
Discuss.
…Adding… From the ILGOP…
ICYMI: GOP Convention Providing Around the Clock Satellite Interview Opportunities for Regional Television Affiliates
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The 2016 Republican National Convention will provide regional television affiliates with around-the-clock access to satellite interviews with delegates, elected officials, and Convention surrogates live or live-to-tape during the week of the Convention (July 18-21, 2016).
GOP-TV is a television production run jointly by the Republican National Convention and the Republican National Committee to provide surrogate interviews to local TV affiliates, live or live-to-tape, via satellite. It will be provided free-of-charge to television stations. We will have a large Regional Press operation with specific staffers working with your television station to book interviews.
There will be multiple locations around the Convention complex to maximize local affiliates’ access to interviews. The studios will be available Monday, July 18th through Thursday, July 21st, from 6 am – 12 am each day for live or live-to-tape interviews.
In addition to facilitating remote interviews via satellite, the GOP-TV studios and satellite feed will regularly provide behind-the-scenes original raw content for television stations’ to utilize.
I’m not a convention type person and have only been to one national convention (when it was in Chicago), but from that experience I’m figuring that 11:59 pm interviews with delegates could be, um, interesting.
posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 3:43 pm
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Well, what does the self-proclaimed head of the Illinois GOP think?
Oh yeah. He doesn’t think anything. He smiles and laughs and pretends that the question asked wasn’t asked.
Comment by Bustout Chairman Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 3:50 pm
Wonerin’ if Brady as asked how confusing it is to be trashin’ trump while helpin’ BigBrain spend $5+ million for the Trump GOTV and having Ayers and Chip out in Vegas tryin to suck $100 million for the proTrump Super PAC.
Comment by Annonin' Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 3:51 pm
There’s a reason why he’s the “Former” state chairman.
Comment by DGD Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 3:52 pm
It’s hard to know why he’s going to Cleveland. The candidate he’s a delegate for isn’t going. Pat wasn’t exactly welcomed warmly at the State Convention. Vote for whoever you want to. Don’t see a whole lot more need for your service over the next couple of weeks.
Comment by A guy Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 3:54 pm
hearty laughter!
Comment by Amalia Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 3:56 pm
That’s great Pat. Way to encourage our base to sit at home and kill down ballot candidates.
Comment by Moderate Repub Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 4:04 pm
Feel the Johnson! Can mass media finally give the Libertarians a shot this year? At some point, can we move past being forced into one of just two parties?
Comment by Shemp Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 4:04 pm
===Regarding the presumptive Democrat Party nominee… ===
That’s fun.
The Illinois Review does more to divide the former ILGOP (ILRaunerites, LLC) then just about any outside alleged Republican leaning group in the state.
I guess explaining how a former chairman of the state party is wrong not for not backing a race baiting misogynist is too tough for the Illinois Review, or…
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 4:05 pm
He’s right about Trump not being a true Republican. Just consider his positions on a handful of core issues that have defined Republican ideology in the post war era:
1) He opposes free trade, the hallmark Adam Smith-inspired Republican economics.
2) He’s against Reagan-Bush style foreign interventionism.
3) He opposes “small government” entitlement reform, like Paul Ryan’s Social Security and Medicare proposals.
4) And does anyone really think he is genuinely pro-life on abortion? Anyone?
Call him a nationalist or a nativist, a populist or demagogue. But viewed from a Political Science 101 perspective, he is not a Republican.
Comment by A Democrat's view Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 4:06 pm
In the “comments” section, he is accused of stealing beer from College Republicans. Talk about a Civil War…
Comment by Albany Park Patriot Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 4:07 pm
A Guy: I don’t particularly see a need for his services over next couple of decades. Drive the vote down then we have justice Liz Warren and Cory Booker we can refocus our energy for 2044 when you might be relevant again. I guess those pledges everyone had to take to support the candidate only applied to Trump
Comment by DuPage Saint Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 4:11 pm
- A Guy -
Knowing you support Donald Trump I guess you think the Illinois Review is right?
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 4:13 pm
D Saint, there are plenty of folks who aren’t thrilled with where this wound up. Something to consider is that there were 17 candidates vying for this spot, in and of itself that was going to create a need to unify. There are a number of those candidates that might have been “divisive” in the party for being “Too (pick an adjective)”
Trump was the most unusual of the crop, just as Bernie was on the other side. People aren’t screaming their support. Most GOP folks I come into contact with have a greater disdain for Hillary than love for Trump.
He won. By every measure, he won. Changing the rules to suit the game, during or after the game is something that’s bad policy no matter who does it, no matter when.
Pat Brady is a little bit like Pat Quinn. He just doesn’t know when to leave. He’s pandering now and in a national setting, he’ll be pummeled. Illinois tolerates people (on both sides of the aisle) that no other state would. In Cleveland, he’ll be “Pat who?” and quickly be told to get his shine box.
Comment by A guy Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 4:22 pm
–Don’t see a whole lot more need for your service over the next couple of weeks.–
That’s right, Guy. What the GOP needs is more unprincipled, go-along, get-along hangers-on who are in it for the social experience, like a knitting club.
Brady’s wrong on a critical point: Trump can win, and that’s the grave danger.
Good to see Republicans like him and Webb at least having the testicular virility to stand for something, and say it out loud.
Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 4:22 pm
OW, I think I’ve explained myself. I’m supporting our nominee. As always, like most precinct captains, I’ll be working my hump off to work the ballot from the bottom up.
Comment by A guy Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 4:23 pm
===I’m supporting our nominee.===
You support Donald Trump.
I can read fine, thanks.
So do you agree with Illinois Review?
Why or why not?
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 4:33 pm
Look we have RINO’s in Illinois too and they wonder why we’re voting for Trump. Get a Clue!
Comment by milkman Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 4:34 pm
- milkman -
How are Donald Trump and Bruce Rauner…
“Different?”
Hmm.
R _ _ _? Lemme guess, “making America great again”… what GOP principles is Trump… trumpeting?
Ugh.
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 4:37 pm
Sling, you do know that Hillary Clinton is running on the other side, right? Do you have any of your snide reflections for them too?
Is testicular virility a measurement commensurate with how much agreement someone has with you?
Couple of heroes, Webb and Brady. Got it.
Comment by A guy Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 4:43 pm
== Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 4:33 pm:
So do you agree with Illinois Review?
Why or why not?===
I scrolled back up to the top and read this 3 times. It’s a report in Illinois Review. What are you asking me whether I agree with Illinois Review or not about?
I don’t frequent that site.
Comment by A guy Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 4:49 pm
===Brady’s wrong on a critical point: Trump can win, and that’s the grave danger.====
Trump can win. His name is on the ballot.
Grave Danger? I’ve been hearing that since the 60s. Nixon, Humphrey, McGovern, Reagan, Obama, for heaven’s sake. All (and more) “grave danger.”
Fortunately the framers spent some time working out a Separation of Powers. It mostly works. With Trump, it would definitely work given the feelings on both sides.
Comment by A guy Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 4:54 pm
“The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of his G̶o̶v̶e̶r̶n̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶a̶ ̶s̶u̶p̶e̶r̶i̶o̶r̶ party’s primary does not relieve him from responsibility, provided a moral choice was in fact possible to him.”
Befehl ist Befehl.
– MrJM
Comment by @MisterJayEm Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 4:55 pm
==Do you have any of your snide reflections for them too?==
Not trying to speak for wordslinger, but as a D I save my snide reflections for the anarchist Bernie bros who would rather see a Trump victory just so they can scream “I told you so” at the rest of us.
Comment by Lester Holt's Mustache Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 4:57 pm
Brady has always been a disgrace to the GOP. He fought the rank and file for years, and was completely against letting the membership select leaders, keeping it in the hands of a corrupt few.
The guy’s about Republican as Kirk and could just as easily be a Dem as a GOPer if there was something in it for him.
ANYONE supporting that Clinton corruption mess has no place being taken seriously in the GOP.
Comment by Illinois Bob Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 4:59 pm
–I’m supporting our nominee. As always, like most precinct captains, I’ll be working my hump off to work the ballot from the bottom up–
Who’s Our Nominee? That’s a funny name — for what office?
Guy, when you’re walking all those thousands of precincts “working your hump off” for Trump, do you also do your “frantic fundraising” for Catholic Charities?
How does that work?
You give them the Trump pitch on Mexicans and Muslims….
…. and then you turn around and ask for money to support Catholic Charities immigration and naturalization and refugee resettlement programs that were cut by Rauner?
I guess that would make you Cognitive Dissonance.
Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 5:03 pm
@Moderate Repub:
Don’t worry, your base will turn out. They can’t decide whether they despise minorities, gays, women, or immigrants more.
It knda begs the question, why are you lamenting the possible lack of voter participation among xenophobic, homophobic, mysoginists as a “moderate Republican”?
Wouldn’t our country be better off if these folks had nobody to vote for, and what’s it say about your party that you are worried you can’t win without them?
Comment by Yellow Dog Democrat Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 5:10 pm
Trump is a dangerous demagogue and a buffoon. This may be the first time I’ve agreed with Brady.
Comment by Ron Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 5:29 pm
Trump is a faker (h/t Ginsburg), but he has started some great conversations.
If there was a Brexit style vote stateside, where we the people were choosing to stay in global trade agreements like TPP or NAFTA, there is a strong chance that there would be a US Exit.
Trump has tapped into this and voiced it. Hillary, among her many wildly modulating character traits and positions is too much of a globalist. Globalism helps multi-national corps to clean up with both the producing country and the consuming countries. Globalism is a utopia of low wages, and a low regulation environment bringing products to over-consuming, highly manipulated consumer markets.
Trump gets this. Hopefully Hillary gets it soon. Trump is going to gain a lot of points on this issue alone. He is bad news on many issues but not this one.
Not sure how I am going to vote. Waiting for the head to head to get going.
Comment by cdog Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 5:34 pm
I saw a national poll with interesting numbers, which doesn’t mean much considering different results in battleground states…still:
The poll showed 38% supporting Clinton, 17% supporting Trump and another 38% either supporting another candidate or refusing to vote for anyone. Brady is not a traitor and he echoes what many other Republicans feel.
Comment by Wensicia Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 5:35 pm
== he “cannot stomach the idea of Donald Trump being in the White House for a minute,” and that Hillary Clinton is a better alternative. ==
Can not argue with Brady’s statement or position. Truthful & realistic.
The Wash Post has this quote: “Jeb Bush: I can’t vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, ‘and it breaks my heart’”
Bush’s position is anti-Democracy and anti American. No 3rd party candidate has a chance. So, he a says: ‘Don’t bother voting; stay home.’ !
The choice is ‘pick the least worst’, if that’s how you see it, but do your duty & vote. THAT is YOUR voice.
Anything less denegrates the base of America.
Comment by sal-says Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 5:37 pm
== Not sure how I am going to vote. Waiting for the head to head to get going. ==
After all the ‘baiting’, that is in & of itself, scary.
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 5:47 pm
His record as head of the GOP in Illinois speaks for its self. Who would listen to this guy?
Comment by ejpp Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 5:48 pm
===His record as head of the GOP in Illinois speaks for its self. Who would listen to this guy?===
Republicans that see the possible inherit dangers of electing Donald Trump, based on thoughtful analysis?
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 5:54 pm
Why is it scary that I have not made up my mind?
We don’t even know what the November ballot will look like.
We don’t know what world or national events will transpire between now and then.
We don’t know so many things that I would propose it might be scarier to have made up your mind already, unless you are a hard-core-one-party-straight-ballot-voter.
:)
Comment by cdog Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 5:56 pm
===What are you asking me whether I agree with Illinois Review or not about?
I don’t frequent that site.===
Check out the site, use your rationale with Trump, and you supporting Trump, and think on Trump.
That’s all.
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 5:58 pm
Hillary Clinton. Bill Clinton. Barack Obama. TPP. I rest my case.
Comment by Blue dog dem Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 6:19 pm
Globalism is how the world works. If you withdraw you get left behind. The price of the Sterling illustrates that as does the state of North Korea’s hermit fiefdom. But you know what the NIMBY attitude works best for those that embrace it.
Comment by Jorge Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 6:25 pm
I’ll be voting for Trump. I just can’t survive another Clinton presidency.
Comment by CrazyHorse Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 6:25 pm
Build a wall….I rest my case.
Comment by Jorge Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 6:26 pm
===I’ll be voting for Trump. I just can’t survive another Clinton presidency.===
Nevermind the potential danger of the innocent folks that will get carpet bombed. They won’t survive a Trump presidency.
Comment by Ducky LaMoore Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 6:42 pm
–I’ll be voting for Trump. I just can’t survive another Clinton presidency.–
Yeah, country at peace, budget in surplus, economy booming — it was brutal.
Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 6:55 pm
Bob, I could just as easily, and certainly with facts to support it, say “Anyone who supports Trump has no business in the Republican Party”, but I won’t. I realize we have some “yellow-dogs”, just like the Ds do. More power, but don’t try to drag me along.
Comment by steve schnorf Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 7:23 pm
Word. You would think if things were so good under Bill, his wife would advise BO and we would have world peace, no racial tensions, and end to police mishaps and lastly a robust steel industry.
Comment by Blue dog dem Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 7:33 pm
–Word. You would think if things were so good under Bill, his wife would advise BO and we would have world peace, no racial tensions, and end to police mishaps and lastly a robust steel industry.–
Is that how you think things work? Once you get out of high school, you discover life is more complicated.
Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 7:37 pm
I am sorry if you never made it out of high school.neither did my parents. I will try to be sensitive to you in the future. Might I direct you to the plight of the US steel industry? By the way, I voted once for Bill and once for BARACK. But they have abandoned us. HRC has already flipped on TPP, and as you know has zero clue when it comes to dealing with CHAOS ( china).
Comment by Blue dog dem Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 7:44 pm
Now I know Trump will be the nominee. Pat “Loser” Brady has lost every single political fight he has ever been in.
Comment by Rhino Slider Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 8:35 pm
How does building a wall help with chaos? How does belittling a federal judge or threatening to decimate NATO help with chaos. Currency devaluation screams won’t handle China.
Comment by Jorge Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 8:37 pm
Memo to Pat Brady… How well did you fare in Peoria when the State Convention with your platform ideas?
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 8:51 pm
KAOS.
Comment by Blue dog dem Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 9:54 pm
Chaos or Kaos? The all caps isn’t needed just a rational reply based upon reasoning and facts. Thanks please drive through.
Comment by Jorge Wednesday, Jul 13, 16 @ 10:05 pm
Why is the GOP leadership disenfranchishing their base? Trump voters will not have full representation?
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 1:14 am
Brady still has to make a living lobbyin and consultin and strategizin
Comment by Regular democrat Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 4:01 am
Don’t like the Donald but next president will have three S Ct vacancies to fill 4 if you include Scalia’s seat. So hold your nose and vote R since those appointments will be for perhaps 30 years of decisions. When you think about what that could mean the choice is easy
Comment by Sue Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 4:35 am
If the GOP will not listen to the voters, why should the voters listen to them?
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 6:32 am
FYI: ‘KAOS’ is the fictional criminal spy agency in the television program ‘Get Smart’.
– MrJM
Comment by @MisterJayEm Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 6:33 am
I always like Pat Brady!
Comment by Mary Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 7:18 am
Who knew voting in the other parties primary would bring them to their knees mission accomplished
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 8:24 am
@steve schnorf
=Bob, I could just as easily, and certainly with facts to support it, say “Anyone who supports Trump has no business in the Republican Party”, but I won’t. I realize we have some “yellow-dogs”, just like the Ds do. More power, but don’t try to drag me along. =
I’m not quite following you, Steve. Are you saying you support Brady’s position supporting electing Hillary? I too have a lot of reservations about Trump, but even his worst would be better than anything Clinton would do, IMHO.
I think that Trump would make MUCH better SCOTUS recommendations, be far better in trade negotiations, come up with better economic and foreign policy based upon the advisors he’s brought on the team. I’d be very comfortable with John Bolton as SOS, Giuliani as AG or director of Homeland and someone like Laffer or Kudlow as chief economic advisor, wouldn’t you?
Comment by Illinois bob Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 9:48 am