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* Illinois GOP Chair Kathy Salvi…
“JB Pritzker failed Illinois as its governor allowing our state to be overrun by illegal border-crossers, out-of-control crime, billions of dollars in new taxes, and as a result, our great state is in slow decay. Illinois’ residents are leaving in unprecedented numbers due to Illinoisans being the overall highest taxed people in the nation. Businesses are taking flight leaving and Illinois’ citizens and taxpayers are left paying the check. As Pritzker soft-launches his campaign for president, Illinois families are hurting, and Pritzker doesn’t care - our state is just another stepping stone for him to advance his ambition while we are saddled with the heavy effect of his administration’s failed policies. One thing is clear from Pritzker’s prime-time speaking slot — the only way our state will have actual representation is by voting Republican in November.”
Discuss.
posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 11:52 am
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They don’t have an argument, so they’re just pounding the table
Comment by Anon E Moose Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 11:55 am
Rejected statewide candidate says what?
Comment by Emma Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 11:56 am
One word. Pathetic.
Salvi and her Republican ilk have nothing of substance to provide when it comes to ideas. They simply regurgitate their broken record complaints that the state is failing. Not sure what state they live in but it certainly isn’t the same state I live in.
The voters have overwhelmingly rejected your Republicans. Maybe take a hint. It is your ideas that are failures.
Comment by Demoralized Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 11:59 am
A word salad of blah. It’s like a Chat GPT generated attempt.
Comment by Former Downstater Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 12:00 pm
Salvi’s schtick sounds as tired and old as the candidate her party’s wholeheartedly supporting.
Comment by Dance Band on the Titanic Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 12:00 pm
“Illinois’ residents are leaving in unprecedented numbers due to Illinoisans being the overall highest taxed people in the nation.”
They’re not leaving the state in unprecedented numbers - our population grew based on the most recent census data. Republicans seem to not know this, or at least pretend they don’t.
We’re also not the highest taxed people in the nation, but can’t say I’m surprised at another falsehood.
“Businesses are taking flight” - except that we’re adding lots of jobs and attracting companies and industries, e.g. cannabis and electric vehicle manufacturing.
“the only way our state will have actual representation is” by our federal congressional representatives and our senators.
Comment by Techie Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 12:00 pm
A statement constructed solely for broadcast in the echo chamber. That’s a surefire way to grow an electoral base and return a party to statewide relevance.
Looks like it’ll be another Wednesday morning of Illinois Republicans posting “vote totals by county” maps in November of 2026.
Comment by Roadrager Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 12:02 pm
Toddler having a temper tantrum.
Comment by TJ Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 12:02 pm
“overrun by illegal border-crossers”
Hoosiers?
Comment by NIU Grad Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 12:04 pm
Ms. Salvi, you are not a worthy opponent. The only question now is how much Harris will win the state by and how big the Democratic majorities will be in Springfield.
Please have a seat. Thank you.
Comment by low level Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 12:08 pm
All blustering anger, no vision. Notes from the Permanant Super-Minority
Comment by It's Just a Pill Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 12:12 pm
What planet does Salvi live on? None of that is true. Illinois is doing well.
If Republicans want to get back in the game, complaining and making up stories is not a winning approach. They have already proven this to themselves. Get a platform - offer something. Focus on ideas for creating a better future.
Comment by H-W Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 12:18 pm
“JB Pritzker takes care of the illegal border-crossers who are put on buses by the governors of Texas and florida.”
Fixed it for ya.
Comment by Huh? Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 12:20 pm
The ILGOP has been running the same playbook and talk track for the last decade or so. They’ve become an irrelevant party and I can only assume from Kathy Salvi’s comments that she’s fine with continuing that trend.
Comment by Pundent Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 12:22 pm
The ILGOP’s only chance in-state is to be vague about what they want while attacking the ILDems on everything both sensible and nonsensical. In other words, just keep pulling a Rauner. Hey, it worked once.
Comment by TJ Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 12:24 pm
You’d think the a political family as prominent as the Salvis would show more foresight than to join in the on the National GOP’s rhetoric.
Unfortunately, we’re seeing more and more that the, ahem, less intelligent voices in the GOP are drowning out whatever semblance of thoughtfulness that remained.
Comment by AlfondoGonz Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 12:38 pm
Salvi’s party is admittedly overrun by Donald J Trump Sr fans. Democrats are overrun by Khive but they are by no measure a majority within the party.
Comment by Macon Bakin Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 12:38 pm
TJ, it would also help if they were challenging Pat Quinn for every statewide office.
Comment by Six Degrees of Separation Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 12:45 pm
These are not serious people
Comment by Joe Bidenopolous Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 12:53 pm
=You’d think the a political family as prominent as the Salvis….=
The political prominence of the Salvi family comes from being unpopular and losing elections. They are the perfect standard bearers for the ILGOP.
Comment by Pundent Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 12:56 pm
=“overrun by illegal border-crossers”
Hoosiers?=
When you are about to make comments like that please give advanced warning so I am not taking a sip of my diet pepsi while reading it. I have to get my computer cleaned up now.
“Hoosiers”…heh heh. Priceless.
Comment by JS Mill Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 1:06 pm
This is a party that must make concede before it can succeed.
It must concede that Illinois is a strong, pro-choice state. It must concede that Illinois is a strong, pro-union state. It must concede that Illinois is pro-LGBTQ+.
Then, and only then, can this party get up off the mat and start achieving any real electoral success. But giving advice to the Republican Party is futile. You’d have better luck convincing a duck not to quack.
Comment by Succinctly Superfluous Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 1:07 pm
How many false statements can be put into one paragraph? Someone needs to go back to McDonalds and get a whaaburger and some french cries.
Comment by Irmagerd Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 1:33 pm
JS -
I thought you would realize in IL its Don’t Drink & Drive and on Capitol Fax it is Don’t Drink & Read or if you do suffer the consequences.
Comment by No relation Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 1:36 pm
Sounds like it was directed at some passing cloud.
Comment by Grimlock Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 1:39 pm
This is the messaging of a party resigned to losing, the same old fear and doom. It would be remiss for Pritzker to not counter doomsaying tonight with facts: Illinois gained population. Businesses relocate in Chicago metro in higher numbers every year than any other major American metro. Nationally, illegal border crossings and violent crime are declining. Lots to work with here.
Comment by Grandson of Man Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 1:40 pm
“overrun by illegal border-crossers,”
You gonna ask states to stop bussing people up here then?
Comment by OneMan Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 1:53 pm
Shorter Salvi: “Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together — MASS HYSTERIA‼”
– MrJM
Comment by @misterjayem Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 2:06 pm
I hope you have a bigger audience for this then you had at the State Fair last week.
Comment by Annon3 Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 2:10 pm
Shorter ILGOP…”You kids get off my lawn”
Comment by JS Mill Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 2:16 pm
The ILGOP spent years spouting Mike Madigan’s name. That’s not there anymore.
They used a billionaire to co-opt the Governor’s mansion in 14 and gain some victories in 16. Gov was a failure and Trump reversed any victories by the 18 election and then helped add to the Dems margins in 20.
They tried the billionaire thing one more time in 2022 but couldn’t get out of their own way with Bailey winning the primary. That billionaire left.
The down-ticket destruction has been significant. They can’t find a winning formula. They won’t have a chance at a map they can write for at least 2 cycles if not more. Their message is so bad two major scandals could’ve taken down the Dems #metoo and ComEd. The Dems increased their margins during both.
They better hope MK decides she’s done with the mansion.
Comment by Frida's boss Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 2:29 pm
Headline: Republicans downgrade Illinois decay forecast to “slow”
Comment by Kankakee Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 2:49 pm
Let’s face it. This is completely accurate. Dems just aren’t ready to have that conversation. IL is a mess. The policies are failing residents and driving many to red states to live a better quality of life. We can do better than this, but only if we vote RED and wise up for a change in this failure of a state. It has become shameful to live amongst those who have simply become tolerant of horrible policies because they do not understand things.
Comment by Springfield Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 3:13 pm
=Let’s face it. This is completely accurate.=
So the reason that the Dems have a super majority and every statewide office is because the voters are stupid? I guess when you’ve run out of any other explanation this is where you inevitably go.
Comment by Pundent Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 3:50 pm
“We can do better than this, but only if we vote RED”
Better like when Bruce Rauner was submarining the state?
Are you daft?
– MrJM
Comment by @misterjayem Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 3:51 pm
“This is completely accurate.”
[Checking for watch, rings, wallet, belt … yep, still have em …]
During the last republican’t administration, how many balanced budgets were passed and signed by the governor? How much was in the rainy day fund? How many times did the bond rating agencies raise the credit rating of the State? What is the current backlog of bills?
I’ll let you compare the ruiner administration vs the Pritzker administration.
The recent republican’t administrations have been disasters for Illinois and the country. They have demonstrated an abject failure to govern for the people.
Vote Blue.
Comment by Huh? Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 4:26 pm
Does she even really believe this? I do not know what world the Republicans are living in. Their candidate Rauner ran the state into the ground. Pritzker has made progress fixing it. We still have financial issues to fix but they have prioritized other issues and I understand why. I do hope the Democrats increase their supermajority because at least Democrats acknowledge a base level of reality. Republicans just seem like they cannot be worked with.
Comment by Mike Gascoigne Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 4:43 pm
==driving many to red states to live a better quality of life==
Yes, come to a red state where we’ll ban your books, keep you from getting the healthcare you need, and enact bigoted policies to attack those we view as less worthy human beings.
== It has become shameful to live amongst those who have simply become tolerant of horrible policies because they do not understand things==
lol. What is it we don’t understand oh wise one? Also, the only shameful thing I can think of is to live amongst people like you.
Comment by Demoralized Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 4:50 pm
“This is completely accurate.”
Fact check - 4 Pinocchio’s
Vote blue.
Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 5:05 pm
If it gets through the screening, 5:05pm twas I
Comment by Huh? Tuesday, Aug 20, 24 @ 5:06 pm