Darren Bailey on Principles & Values

	Darren Bailey 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

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

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

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

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