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After an official event Tuesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said his
campaign’s efforts over the next two weeks are to get people to
vote.
“So at least on my side of the aisle, making sure they get out
to vote,” Pritzker said. “I think that they’re already fired up.
On the other side, I can’t tell you, but I think we’re going to
get a pretty good turn out as compared to 2018.”
In a social media video Tuesday, Pritzker opponent and
Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey said he’s talking directly
with voters, even those who say they can’t support him.
“Well, let me ask you this, are you confident you can vote for
J.B. Pritzker because he’s destroyed our schools, he’s destroyed
our streets, he’s raised your … taxes, and pushing family out of
business, ‘well, no I can’t support that either,’” Bailey said.
“So, that’s the conversation we have got to have.”
Pritzker continues his line that Bailey is too extreme for
Illinois while Bailey said Pritzker’s extreme policies are
harming public safety, schools and the economy.
It’s not just the gubernatorial candidates making stump speeches
to get out the vote. Their running mates are also getting their
message out to Illinois voters about which candidate will best
run state government.
At a campaign stop this week in Chicago, Lt. Gov. Juliana
Stratton laid out what she said were the Pritzker
administration’s accomplishments.
“We’re ushering in a new era in Illinois where government works
for the people, and that’s really what it should be about,
right? Making your lives better,” Stratton said.
Last week in Springfield, Bailey running mate Stephanie Trussell
criticized Pritzker’s handling of state government.
“We need to make government work again,” Trussell said. “No more
will the state employees, will they be working from home. Must
be nice, huh? Do we all want to work from home. No, they need to
come in and serve the good people of Illinois. They will be in
the office working.”
When reached for comment, a spokesman for Illinois Central
Management Services didn’t say how many state agencies still
allow remote work, or how many state employees that impacts.
The election is Nov. 8. Early voting is underway.
Greg Bishop reports on Illinois government and
other issues for The Center Square. Bishop has years of
award-winning broadcast experience and hosts the WMAY Morning
Newsfeed out of Springfield.
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