Louisville, IL—Last week, farmer and business owner Darren Bailey released a scathing video lambasting Governor J.B. Pritzker for running a TV ad, paid for by his family’s billions of dollars, attacking Bailey for how he operated his farm during the Pritzker lockdowns.
“Governor Pritzker wouldn’t know a hard day’s work if it slapped him across the face,” Darren Bailey said. “I challenge J.B. Pritzker to come down to my farm and spend a day planting, plowing, and harvesting. We’ll see how much energy he has at the end of an 18-hour work day to lob his pathetic attacks.”
Bailey's comments were in response to a 30-second ad the Pritzker campaign launched last week in which Pritzker says taxpayers are paying for the Bailey bid for governor.
(Nowhere does Pritzker mention the millions upon millions of tax dollars the Pritzker Administration is dispersing for pet projects for select areas where the governor needs more voter enthusiasm - such as the $17.5 million Rend Lake Lodge renovation.)
State Rep. Charles Meier, R-Highland, said southern Illinois towns have heard these promises before but have not seen any follow-through from the state, the Center Square wrote.
"We have had projects before when we get close to election time that has been promised," Meier told The Center Square. "However, this money never really seems to roll in. He can promise all he wants, but show up with a check in hand if you want to help southern Illinois."
But here's the governor's attack:
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