GOP Will Not Endorse in Statewide Primaries
A graphic of Illinois GOP Chairman Don Tracy following his election as chairman in 2021. (Illinois Republican Party)
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We reported a few weeks ago the Illinois GOP was considering reversing its decades-old policy of refusing to endorse in statewide Republican primaries.
Though, Illinois GOP Chairman Don Tracy issued a statement Monday morning announcing the policy won’t change:
“Several months ago, I appointed an “Endorsement Policy Committee” to review our current policy of not endorsing in statewide primaries and compare how that is handled in other states including Virginia. That Committee has never met. And, a majority of the State Central Committee appear not to support reviewing that policy at this time. Therefore, our current policy of not endorsing in statewide primaries will continue for the foreseeable future.”
Tracy, of course, has been under fire by conservatives on the state central committee and Tracy survived a leadership challenge at a central committee meeting earlier this month.