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It’s not a simple thing to get elected to Congress. It takes a certain type of personality and toughness. Of course it also takes a lot of money, talent, timing, and the help of…
Read MoreWe keep searching for signs of Republican activity during this historic summer – to no avail. At some point it would seem that at least more than a few Republican legislators would start to question their…
Read MoreIn order for rank and file Republicans to make informed judgments about the current state of affairs here in The Prairie State we need to be frank about why we are where we are….
Read MoreMy friends, you should have been there in Iowa to see it. Picture a cross between a large county fair and a political convention. Picture tens of thousands of rank and file Republicans showing…
Read MoreThere was an important sentence in a Sun-Times news story the other day regarding the Democrat presidential candidate debate at Soldier Field in Chicago on August 7th: “The crowd of more than 10,000 union…
Read MoreWhy certain members of the Illinois Republican activist community are embracing the old guard establishment might not be an unsolvable mystery after all. It’s not even disputed that establishment Republicans have for decades failed…
Read MoreWe’ve highlighted successes in other states like Florida and Texas to show Illinois Republicans what’s possible—today, we note another one, this time all the way out in Alaska. Fred Barnes has written a great…
Read MoreLast week was a good week for those of use who are calling for reform, as two state legislators helped us make our case. This week wasn’t as enjoyable, since we again had to…
Read MoreIL GOP Chairman Andy McKenna is confused both by state Senator Kirk Dillard’s de facto endorsement of presidential candidate Barack Obama in a TV ad and state Representative Paul Froehlich’s decision to leave the…
Read MoreThese men knew the problems that arise when there are too many “low information voters.” Thomas Jefferson: “I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves;…
Read MoreA Republican-platform supporting candidate in Illinois can win in the 8th Congressional District but a few simple yet important things must first be understood. For decades the IL GOP has squandered countless opportunities and…
Read MoreOn this website we’ve questioned the believability of a few recent nice-sounding expressions of principle from General Assembly Republicans. An excellent article in the new issue of National Review helps make the larger point…
Read MoreBy Bill Zettler Recently the Champion received an email from Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia’s School of Finance. In his email he questioned the assumptions made in some of the projections of…
Read MoreLet’s state what should be obvious: as Republicans we support the notion of personal responsibility and individual initiative. It’s the Democrats who think Americans can’t handle life and thus need someone else’s direction and…
Read MoreIt would seem that many elected Republicans don’t understand something very simple: the ballot line they use on Election Day belongs to rank and file Republicans. So what’s expected of them once they’re elected…
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