Republican candidate Carolyn Schofield avoids identifying as prolife
CRYSTAL LAKE – Carolyn Schofield, a GOP primary challenger to incumbent IL State Rep Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee), evaded a question from 66th District Republican voters, refusing to declare whether she holds pro-life or pro-choice views, according to a video taken during the discussion.
The question from a Dundee Township Republican was, "Do you consider yourself pro-life?"
“I don’t consider myself either, because I am more policy-driven,” Schofield said.
"You have to be one of the other," another person said.
NOTE: Dundee Township GOP has informed us they hold the rights to the video used above – and they ask that readers review the group's whole discussion with Carolyn Schofield at their YouTube page. The videographer is Sue Ejzak.
Schofield shrugged and said, “Because I can answer the question and it just depends on the person…I see people go in a room and they answer it one way and I say, ‘oh that’s me. I go in another room with another group of people and I say, ‘oh that’s me.’”
The video provided to Illinois Review:
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn said voters need to know Schofield's position before voting next Tuesday in the 2020 Illinois Republican Party primary.
“Abortion is a big issue to voters, and they deserve to know where legislative candidates stand,” Skillicorn said. “Unfortunately, my opponent won’t commit to one position. She can’t have it both ways. The voters deserve to know where she stands on one of the most important issues of our time.”
Skillicorn noted he has been consistently pro-life.
“I have consistently voted pro-life and I am up front about my views on abortion, which are consistent with our Party’s platform,” Skillicorn said. “The flip flopping of my opponent should trouble every voter in the 66th District. If she cannot articulate her views on abortion, what else will she equivocate and flip-flop on? It should not be this difficult to tell voters if you are pro-life or not.”
Schofield's challenge of Skillicorn is being promoted by the area's Republican Senator Don DeWitte.
If she is ducking THIS issue, how reliable would she be on other important issues?
What a blithering dolt. Seriously what a stupid idiot.
Seriously what is this even supposed to mean? Was she drinking before this was taken?
Schofield shrugged and said, “Because I can answer the question and it just depends on the person…I see people go in a room and they answer it one way and I say, ‘oh that’s me. I go in another room with another group of people and I say, ‘oh that’s me.’”
Did she get left behind in school? Is she on drugs?
She would be the perfect Republican representative for Illinois.
Guess she is pro-choice – she certainly has the evasion techniques of the pro-aborts memorized!
I am sick of liberals turning themselves into RINOs and trying to run for office. Being committed to champion the lives of the unborn does not depend what room someone is in or who they are speaking to at the time.
This woman’s lack of candor should guarantee Skillicorn’s re-election,
She has a very well written published explanation of her position on abortion. Let’s not throw the baby up with the wash.
Hopefully not…have you read HIS proposed HB5558? It would remove $4,400,000 from Illinois revenue AND put the general public at severe risk.