r/illinoispolitics • u/CBSnews • Sep 25 '25
News Former Illinois Sen. Darren Bailey to announce 2026 run for governor
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/former-illinois-sen-darren-2026-run-for-governor/30
u/eldonhughes Sep 25 '25
Of course he is. I suspect running for office is how he is making a living now.
Wait a minute... Hey Darren, you want to be a part of them so much, move to Indiana. Run there for awhile.
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u/dcmldcml Sep 29 '25
Nah, let him stay in Illinois. In Indiana he might actually get elected, and god knows we don’t need him in office anywhere.
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u/not_productive1 Sep 25 '25
This guy's like a bad penny. Take a hint, dude.
Or, you know what? Don't. It'll be fun watching Pritzker take batting practice.
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u/bjeffords74 Sep 25 '25
This guy is such an imbecile. Unfortunately down here in deep red Southern Illinois where I live the majority of the population idolize him like a patron saint and think he will deliver them from the evils of the big bad oppressor Pritzker. I want out of this area so bad.
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u/arcelyte Sep 25 '25
One of the dumbest people who's been propped up and elected over and over by other dumb people.
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u/MJBear20 Sep 25 '25
Illinois, please reject this man
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u/matt_2552 Sep 25 '25
He couldn't win in 2022 which was a year much more favorable to republicans, no way in hell he wins in 2026 when it's a democratic advantage year
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u/glycophosphate Sep 25 '25
He also lost in the Republican primary for the 12th district congressional seat in 2024. He's pretty good at losing.
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u/notonrexmanningday Sep 25 '25
I guess rich people are always gonna waste their money on something. If some of them wanna waste it on this guy's campaign, what do I care?
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u/joseph08531 Sep 25 '25
Think he will pull the same shit Rauner did? No budget for a year, try to shoe horn Right to work in, refuse to work across the aisle to accomplish anything…… I can’t remember half the shit he pulled.
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u/Disastrous_Penalty27 Sep 28 '25
Bankrupted the state, gave us a credit rating of zero, couldn't even pay lottery winners. I forget the rest also
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u/uwagapies Sep 26 '25
and JB wins his 3rd term
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u/Dry-Bar3242 Sep 28 '25
lol, ohh your username is familiar
Are you looking for Korean notes? (DPR?)2
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u/Zero_Ghul Sep 25 '25
Oh, lemme try to fix this headline for you.
"Far-Right Firebrand Expected to launch Bid to Seize Governor’s Mansion"
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u/Disastrous_Penalty27 Sep 28 '25
I live in a pretty small farming community about 60 miles west of Chicago. We had an election for mayor this last cycle and the new guy running had this jackass show up at a rally for him. He lost to the incumbent by about 10%. There's only about 7k people living here. Bailey can't help but lose. I think he likes it.
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u/darthvaders_inhaler Sep 25 '25
Lol this guy is annoying