In second attempt to unseat Gov. JB Pritzker, Republican Darren Bailey is changing tactics – CBS News

In second attempt to unseat Gov. JB Pritzker, Republican Darren Bailey is changing tactics  CBS News

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is seeking a third term in next week Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is seeking a third term in next week's general election. If he wins, which the polling strongly suggests, he will be the first Democrat to be elected three times to the office. Standing in his way is Republican Darren Bailey, the downstate farmer and former Illinois lawmaker who lost to Pritzker in the race for governor four years ago. Pritzker, the billionaire incumbent, spent millions during the 2022 Republican primary to boost Bailey's profile, effectively urging Republican voters to choose a candidate Pritzker could easily defeat in the general election. In his second attempt to unseat Pritzker, Bailey has changed up his campaign strategy a bit, including moving into a Chicago apartment after calling the city a "hellhole" during the 2022 governor's race.

Bailey said that, having grown up downstate and represented a conservative district in the Illinois House and Illinois Senate before his first run for governor, "I carried a lot of that with me." "Not realizing that, gosh, there are a lot of differences up here [in Chicago], and I probably didn't represent that the way that I should have. I unfortunately, gave J.B. Pritzker some ammunition because of that," he said. Asked if it's a tough time to run as a