As a Republican, where do you believe you are most likely to find common ground, when it comes to working with what undoubtedly be a Democratic State Legislature? What laws do you think you can usher through the State Legislature?
What programs do you consider to be waste and should be eliminated and since you seem to know about fraud in state government, why have you not used the already existing means to report that fraud to the applicable EIOG or law enforcement agency?
As the country’s partisan divide has widened, Republicans have stopped winning elections in Illinois. What will you do as de facto leader of the Illinois GOP to ease partisan tensions and win back voters who no longer support Republicans?
What will you do to combat the high level of maternal mortality in this state? What will you do to combat the high level of infant mortality in this state? What programs would you support to help teens and preteens avoid pregnancy?
In light of the skyrocketing cost of judicial elections and the increasing influence of dark money and politics, do you favor the merit selection of judges, based on the Missouri Plan?
Please name a few possible nominees for State Superintendent of Education and Department heads for IDPH and DCFS. What would you direct them to do or not do that is different philosophically from Gov. Pritzker?
- Bruce( no not him) - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 4:35 pm:
How do you propose to work with a super-majority legislature, knowing you are going to be overruled on anything you try to do?
- Bruce( no not him) - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 4:45 pm:
To any candidate other then Irvin
“If you win the Republican primary would you accept the financial support of Mr. Griffin”. If yes, “how much control would he be allowed to have in shaping your campaign moving forward?”
You have all stated that the current governor spends too much. What is the first Agency you will reduce? What will you cut and how much?
Overall, in your first year, how much will you reduce spending?
- Give us Barabbas - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 4:57 pm:
If you win, when you put your finances and investments in a blind trust, will you list those investments publicly, and will you give the trustee an order to not invest in guns, or in any foreign companies that deal with Russia?
What specifically would you cut from the budget, other than taxpayer funding for abortion, and what do you think the income tax rate should be in the state?
If you want to cut taxes, how will you pay for all the necessary expenses of the state? What programs would you cut and why? And what do you actually know about them - in detail?
Set up a fourth chair at the real debate with a ventriloquist holding an Irvin puttet answering questions. Have the ventriloquist wear a Ken Griffin mask, and ask him “HOW, he’s gonna Take Back Illinois, and from whom.”
Are you going to require state employees to go back to work 5 days a week? Everyone else is back to work or worked through COVID but not state employees.
First, everyone else hasn’t. Second, you sound jealous. Lotta openings out there working for the state, Henry. Maybe you’ll get lucky and get one. Lastly, thanks for paying my pension, pal.
- Nick - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 3:28 pm:
Who did you vote for. And don’t move on until you get an answer.
- anon2 - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 3:30 pm:
If you took a Democratic ballot in the last three primaries, how can you call yourself a Republican?
- fs - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 3:33 pm:
Which of your priorities would you be willing to compromise on in order to realistically get passed through a Democrat controlled general assembly?
- Anyone Remember - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 3:34 pm:
Did Joe Biden win the 2020 election?
- Rich Miller - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 3:35 pm:
Which laws would you like to repeal? What would you do if/when you don’t get your way?
- sal-says - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 3:36 pm:
Why did you vote for Trump ?
- Keyrock - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 3:36 pm:
What do you think of our current system of campaign financing?
How would you propose changing it?
Who won the 2020 presidential election?
Was the 1/6/21 activity at the Capitol an insurrection? If not, what was it?
- Rich Miller - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 3:37 pm:
What would you do about the state’s cannabis industry laws?
- fs - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 3:40 pm:
Do you believe that Chicago should be it’s own State? If yes, which do you think would be the better State?
- H-W - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 3:40 pm:
As a Republican, where do you believe you are most likely to find common ground, when it comes to working with what undoubtedly be a Democratic State Legislature? What laws do you think you can usher through the State Legislature?
- Rich Miller - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 3:44 pm:
sal-says, I think that might work.
- twowaystreet - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 3:45 pm:
Would you be willing to take the state’s budget hostage as bargaining chip for any one of your agenda items?
- Give Me A Break - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 3:45 pm:
What programs do you consider to be waste and should be eliminated and since you seem to know about fraud in state government, why have you not used the already existing means to report that fraud to the applicable EIOG or law enforcement agency?
- Give Me A Break - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 3:47 pm:
Meant OIG not EIOG.
- Techie - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 3:52 pm:
How will you pay to increase state education funding, which is notoriously poor in Illinois?
- vern - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 3:54 pm:
As the country’s partisan divide has widened, Republicans have stopped winning elections in Illinois. What will you do as de facto leader of the Illinois GOP to ease partisan tensions and win back voters who no longer support Republicans?
- Pundent - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 3:59 pm:
Where would you place democracy on our list of priorities?
- Da big bad wolf - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 4:01 pm:
What will you do to combat the high level of maternal mortality in this state? What will you do to combat the high level of infant mortality in this state? What programs would you support to help teens and preteens avoid pregnancy?
- Nick Name - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 4:03 pm:
Who won the 2020 presidential election?
- Suburbanon - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 4:06 pm:
Was the Rauner Administration a failure? If so, how will you avoid making the same mistakes?
- Keyrock - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 4:10 pm:
In light of the skyrocketing cost of judicial elections and the increasing influence of dark money and politics, do you favor the merit selection of judges, based on the Missouri Plan?
- Lefty Lefty - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 4:17 pm:
Why do you think President Biden has any control over gasoline prices?
- Amalia - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 4:19 pm:
If Mike Madigan is convicted, would you pardon him?
- Wensicia - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 4:20 pm:
Do you respect and support a woman’s right to privacy regarding her medical care and treatment decisions?
- hisgirlfriday - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 4:24 pm:
What if anything would you like changed about the state’s marijuana laws?
What is your favorite thing about each of Chicago, the Chicago suburbs, and Downstate Illinois?
Would you as governor get involved in the dispute over whether the Bears will keep playing at Soldier Field?
What actions as governor of Illinois would you take in response to SCOTUS overturning Roe v. Wade?
- Interim Retiree - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 4:30 pm:
Please name a few possible nominees for State Superintendent of Education and Department heads for IDPH and DCFS. What would you direct them to do or not do that is different philosophically from Gov. Pritzker?
- Bruce( no not him) - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 4:35 pm:
How do you propose to work with a super-majority legislature, knowing you are going to be overruled on anything you try to do?
- Bruce( no not him) - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 4:45 pm:
How are you going to fix DCFS?
- Galway Bay - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 4:51 pm:
To any candidate other then Irvin
“If you win the Republican primary would you accept the financial support of Mr. Griffin”. If yes, “how much control would he be allowed to have in shaping your campaign moving forward?”
- Galway Bay - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 4:52 pm:
Amalia Mike Madigan is facing federal charges. Not up to Gov on pardon if convicted.
- Lurker - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 4:55 pm:
You have all stated that the current governor spends too much. What is the first Agency you will reduce? What will you cut and how much?
Overall, in your first year, how much will you reduce spending?
- Give us Barabbas - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 4:57 pm:
If you win, when you put your finances and investments in a blind trust, will you list those investments publicly, and will you give the trustee an order to not invest in guns, or in any foreign companies that deal with Russia?
- 47th Ward - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 5:00 pm:
Why couldn’t you guys get together on the debates so that voters could have televised debates with a full field of candidates?
- here we go - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 5:01 pm:
If you win the office, how will you balance your loyalty to MAGA but also to the people of this great state?
- uialum - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 5:12 pm:
What specifically would you cut from the budget, other than taxpayer funding for abortion, and what do you think the income tax rate should be in the state?
- thoughts matter - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 5:18 pm:
If you want to cut taxes, how will you pay for all the necessary expenses of the state? What programs would you cut and why? And what do you actually know about them - in detail?
- Streator Curmudgeon - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 5:21 pm:
Explain Critical Race Theory.
- Amalia - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 5:47 pm:
@Galway Bay, yes, sarcasm.
- Galway Bay - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 6:06 pm:
Amalia my bad. Sorry about that.
- lake county democrat - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 7:24 pm:
What is your favorite example of a politician putting the public interest ahead of their popularity with the voters.
- don the legend - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 7:44 pm:
If you are not the nominee will you support and CAMPAIGN for the nominee?
- Norseman - Monday, May 23, 22 @ 10:47 pm:
In your ad you talk about handouts keeping people down. What handouts are you talking about and what will you do about them?
Will you push work requirements for Medicaid recipients?
- PublicServant - Tuesday, May 24, 22 @ 5:59 am:
Set up a fourth chair at the real debate with a ventriloquist holding an Irvin puttet answering questions. Have the ventriloquist wear a Ken Griffin mask, and ask him “HOW, he’s gonna Take Back Illinois, and from whom.”
- Henry - Tuesday, May 24, 22 @ 6:21 am:
Are you going to require state employees to go back to work 5 days a week? Everyone else is back to work or worked through COVID but not state employees.
- PublicServant - Tuesday, May 24, 22 @ 6:58 am:
First, everyone else hasn’t. Second, you sound jealous. Lotta openings out there working for the state, Henry. Maybe you’ll get lucky and get one. Lastly, thanks for paying my pension, pal.