Darren Bailey in 2022 IL Governor's race
On Abortion:
Abortion
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NARRATOR: You may have thought you heard everything that Darren Bailey had to say about abortion.
DARREN BAILEY: "Right now, my answer is no."
NARRATOR: But that's not all Darren Bailey has said.
DARREN BAILEY: "The attempted extermination of the Jews of World War II doesn't even compare on a shadow of the life that has been lost with abortion."
NARRATOR TEXT: Darren Bailey: Too extreme for Illinois. Paid for by JB for Governor
Source: AdWatch on 2022 Illinois Gubernatorial race
Jul 22, 2022
On Budget & Economy:
We're going to demand a zero-based budget
[On Illinois budget]: "We're going to demand a zero-based budget. Every department in the state is going to start at zero and build their way back up. Forever we've been simply passing these budgets without any accountability. The money that's spent,
government regulation is killing us, our work comp is too high. If we reel back these regulations, these unfunded mandates on our schools and communities for years. It's going to lower our property taxes, it's going to lower our tax burden in general."
Source: Central Illinois Proud on 2022 Illinois Governor race
Mar 29, 2021
On Principles & Values:
No longer thinks Chicago should break away from state
Bailey no longer thinks Chicago should break away from the rest of the state. The resolution called for Chicago to become the 51st state, because "the majority of residents in downstate Illinois disagree with City of Chicago residents on key issues such
as gun ownership, abortion, immigration, and other policy issues." Bailey contended its purpose was not to kick Chicago out of Illinois but to give voice to those outside of the city who "are not happy and want to be heard."
Source: The Chicago Sun-Times on 2022 Illinois Governor race
May 25, 2021
On Principles & Values:
Platform: restore moral and financial integrity to the state
[On Illinois GOP party platform] "The platform in Illinois is very simple: to restore moral and financial integrity to the state," Bailey said. "Good grief, the footprint of government here in Illinois is almost larger than the state itself. You get
down in the southern third of Illinois and you really feel that. I think that's why it's right for someone to come from that environment and bring the challenge and the changes the State needs. We have this huge pension problem we refuse to talk about."
Source: Central Illinois Proud on 2022 Illinois Governor race
Mar 29, 2021
On Principles & Values:
He is praying on who should be his Lt. Governor
Bailey said he is praying on who should be his Lt. Governor. "Proverbs 28:2 says that when there's moral rot in a nation, governments topple easily, but wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability. We've sought God's wisdom from day one, he's always
brought people to the table. Those people always show up, we have multiple names. But it'll probably be around when we file our petition that we'll know who that's going to be," Bailey said.
Source: Central Illinois Proud on 2022 Illinois Governor race
Mar 29, 2021
On Principles & Values:
Certifying 2020 election is tantamount to legitimizing fraud
Bailey signed a letter that asked an Illinois member of Congress to object, on January 6, 2021, to the certification of Biden's victory; the letter said, "Certifying this election is tantamount to legitimizing fraud.".Bailey vaguely promoted the
false suggestion that there was voter fraud sufficiently widespread to have changed the outcome. On November 12, 2020, five days after television networks unofficially called the race for Biden, Bailey wrote on Twitter: "TRUMP...
4 more years! It's coming……#voterfraudistreason." In a Facebook video on December 3, 2020, he said it is "appalling" that other Illinois Republicans were calling on Trump to "give up" the fight and baselessly hinted that "illegal voting"
had led to Republican defeats in races in the Chicago area.
The Bailey campaign did not respond to a request for comment [from CNN for this article].
Source: CNN on 2020 Election Denial in 2022 Illinois Governor race
Sep 9, 2022
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