ToGP Pt 2: The continued collapse of the Republican Party in Illinois
S2 E7.2, 02-17-22
In a live broadcast on Facebook, former Congressman Bill Lipinski and former Chicago City Hall reporter Ray Hanania discuss the continuing collapse of the Republican Party in Illinois. We look at the history of how Pat Quinn, founder of the Coalition for Political Honesty, began the process of destroying the Two Party system in Illinois in 1980 and ending accountability by giving one political party the power to control the state. We also look at the failure of Republicans to speak to the issues facing the public in Illinois, especially around Chicago and Cook County. And we look at one crucial battle in Cook County between Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison, a GOP extremist, in the 17th District who is facing a challenge from centrist Republican stalwart Liz Gorman, who held the seat before appointing Morrison to the seat. Morrison barely won re-election four years ago holding on the the seat with only 1,377 votes over an unknown Democratic challenger. If Morrison wins the Republican Party nomination on June 28, 2022, the Republicans will lose the seat to a Democratic challenger in November 2022.
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Bill Lipinski served as Democratic Committeeman/Alderman of Chicago’s 23rd Ward. Lipinski was elected to Congress in 1983 and served through 2005. He currently writes the “Right from the Center” opinion column at www.SuburbanChicagoland.com.
Ray Hanania covered Chicago City Hall from 1976 through 1992 and writes mainstream opinion columns for The Southwest News Newspaper Group and Middle East column at the Arab News Newspaper www.ArabNews.com
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