•May 30, 2018•

By Jim Nowlan
NP Guest Columnist

Christian conservative voters in Illinois must be haunted by their dilemma: Hold their noses and vote for incumbent governor Bruce Rauner in November, or stay at home and let even-more-distasteful (to them) challenger J. B. Pritzker win.

Based on an informal poll of my insider political friends, these Christian conservatives will not only have to vote for Rauner, but do so “enthusiastically,” that is, in big numbers, or his bid for re-election is almost assuredly doomed.

To review: A little known challenger to Rauner in the March GOP primary captured almost half (48.5 percent) of the vote in that race.

State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) rallied Christian conservatives to her/their cause over Rauner’s signature on an abortion bill that provides taxpayer funding for abortion.

His signature came after publicly promising to them and even to the Catholic cardinal of Chicago that he would veto the bill.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.