I just wanted to share this with you all. What made the news for political junkies in Illinois is the appeal of a Parental Notification Act. This is basically a bill that repeals parental notification if a teen has an abortion.
Rich Miller spoke to the Governor of Illinois J.B. Pritzker and he's poised to sign the repeal into law. He has come out for it and discusses it further in Miller's syndicated column.
Pritzker talks about PNA repeal https://t.co/gicpQMx8Bm
— Rich Miller (@capitolfax) November 8, 2021
Now with this said consider the national environment after strong Republican success in Virginia especially. Now we know consideration of parental rights can be a huge issue for the opposition to exploit.
At least in Virginia it was used as far as parental concerns over what their children are taught in public schools. And there is a report of a sexual assault in a Virginia school not too long before the state elections there.
I recognize that Pritzker is vulnerable. A good campaign that can focus on "kitchen table" issues won't be too scared of the fact that the Governor has some money - well his own - to play with.
Though don't color me naive it only depends on who gets the Republican nomination and finding out what issues resonate with the public here in Illinois. Of course it might also depend on whether or not the Democratic incumbent severely falters as Terry McAuliffe has a month before last week's elections.
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