I consider myself to be a political independent. I try to vote for a person who says or shows they agree with my ideas. The Republican nominee for Illinois Governor boasted his support for former President Trump, anti-abortion, and insertion of religion into schools and government. I don’t like all the current Governor has done but those three things Republican nominee Bailey wanted to do made sure I wouldn’t vote for him.

            Any person getting the support of Trump or support the “Big Lie” should not be in any office. That rule means I am not likely to vote for many Republicans in the near future. It is beyond comprehension for a person to vote for someone who says the process is fraudulent if they don’t win.

            It is easier to complain about a situation than to say how they would fix it. During the recent election the Democrats did a poor job of playing up their successes and Republicans concentrated on saying what was wrong but offered no clues on how to fix it. They forgot former President Trump killed the economy with the shut down and President Biden had to pump money quickly into the economy to keep us from a disaster. A very minute part was wasted but the rest put money into millions of empty pockets.

            The far right complained about liberal ideology that has been passed by the Democrats. Part of that ideology is the infrastructure bill to fix what’s broken, build an efficient grid to move green power from the Southwest to the Northeast, install 50,000 EV charging stations, and other items to help cut our contribution to global warming. This bill covers things that Presidents have wanted to pass for decades. That bill covers most of my top wants, and the wants of over half of Americans.

            If Republicans ever want my vote again they need to address America’s needs to survive the future economic war with China and Climate Change.