Illinois Democrats All In on Abortion. Will It Work?—Smoke-Filled Room—Episode 73

We’re less than 40 days from Election Day by the time you read this. A lot is happening throughout Illinois which will impact the future of our state. We get into the latest issues and topics from the week and break down how Republicans can use them to win in November.

Joining the Smoke-Filled Room are State Senator Craig Wilcox, soon-to-be State Senator Chris Balkema, Lake County GOP Chairman Keith Brin, Cor’s political experts Chris Jackowiak and Michael Butler, and host Collin Corbett.

Democrats are all in on making abortion a center point to their messaging against Republicans, focusing on the issue in their ads, mailers, and messaging to paint Republicans as the “extreme” party. Meanwhile, many Republicans are focused on the issue that matters most to voters: cost-of-living. We discuss in depth.

We then get into our campaign corner where we talk about the races G-PAC and AFP are and aren’t getting involved in, Eric Sorensen’s new TV ad against Joe McGraw in IL-17, how HRO isn’t defending Marty McLaughlin in HD52 at a time when we need to win every seat we can, and an anti-Latoya Greenwood mailer in HD114 which shows the difference in how Democrats and Republicans message.

We close on some issues that need coverage, including how hundreds of children have been sexually assaulted in youth detention centers. How does the Pritzker administration continue to get away with systemic failures within state departments? We close by talking about our permanent Clown of the Week nominee Brandon Johnson had yet another very bad week.

00:00: Introductions
02:37: Illinois Democrats All In on Abortion. Will It Work?
14:44: Anti-Gun PAC Announces Their Top Illinois House Races
27:10: AFP Illinois Ramping Up Campaign Activity
35:56: Sorensen Framing McGraw as "Weird" in TV Ad on Prayer in IL-17 Race
44:22: Billy Morgan Caught Being Hypocrite in Attacks Against Jackie Haas in HD79
49:02: HRO Isn't Defending Marty McLaughlin in HD52. Should They Be?
55:32: Anti-Greenwood Mailer in HD114 Shows Difference in How Democrats and Republicans Message
01:01:26: Lake and Cook County Republicans Forced to Respond to Mark Robinson NC Drama
01:06:19: Hundreds of Children Sexually Abused at State and Cook County Youth Detention Centers
01:12:15: If Brandon Johnson Didn't Have Bad Weeks, He'd Have No Weeks at All
01:25:17: OG & Clown of the Week
01:30:53: Closing Thoughts