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Illinois

raising2moredems

(733 posts)

15. Without Chicago...

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Oct 3, 2024, 10:51 PM

Oct 2024

IL will be joining MS, LA, AL, WV for bottom feeder welfare states. 67% of IL GDP is from that area. I guess 2 more federal senators is their end game

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Split Cook County from Illinois? A ballot question for some voters this fall [View all] RandySF Sep 2024 OP

Huh ⁉️ live love laugh Sep 2024 #1

Right? I noticed that, too! ShazzieB Sep 2024 #8

I don't understand how Republicans in St. Louis have ANY power over IL. live love laugh Sep 2024 #11

They don't! ShazzieB Sep 2024 #13

Sounds like a Republican plot. Downstate tends to vote red. diane in sf Sep 2024 #2

I live in Illinois, Central Illinois, Rincewind Sep 2024 #3

Yes, there are a lot of red expanses in the state. ShazzieB Sep 2024 #14

This is silly Diraven Sep 2024 #4

Cannot happen. Republican troll bait got on the ballot somehow. Valdosta Sep 2024 #5

GQP just wants to get the numbers so they can continue to complain about hellish big cities. sinkingfeeling Sep 2024 #6

They also want to be able to pass RW laws like a state wide abortion ban. ShazzieB Sep 2024 #9

Bailey, but I don't recall his first name. sinkingfeeling Sep 2024 #10

Me, neither. ShazzieB Sep 2024 #12

As a "Downstater", I thank god that we have Chicago keeping our State safe for Democratic policies. Midnight Writer Sep 2024 #7

Without Chicago... raising2moredems Oct 2024 #15