The Illinois gubernatorial race took to Texas last week, as both incumbent Gov. J.B. Pritzker and GOP candidate Darren Bailey appeared in Dallas during the first midterm Republican National Convention, both critical of the other’s trip to the Lone Star State.
Bailey told The Center Square his goal was to use the unconventional convention to meet new donors and gain a better understanding of policies that his administration could borrow from red states.
Pritzker made his trip just before the two-night convention’s start, joining Texas Democrats for a news conference, in which he focused on the Trump administration and his own party’s midterm goals.
Pritzker criticized Bailey in an X post for sitting in the president’s box Thursday, after previously distancing himself from some of Trump’s policies.
Bailey said he was “honored” to sit in the box.
After Bailey returned to Illinois, he again received President Donald Trump’s endorsement Sunday – when he was asked about his upcoming visit to Illinois for the PGA President’s Cup at Medinah Country Club.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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