For Immediate Release:
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Contact:
Erika B. Caldwell
IDCCA Communications Director
press@ildcca.org
PERENNIAL LOSER, DARREN BAILEY, IS BACK! Springfield, IL – The state of Illinois got a jump scare this morning when perennial loser Darren Bailey announced he is once again running for Governor. Fresh off a failed Congressional run where his biggest “achievement” was securing the endorsement of former Congressman and accused sex offender Matt Gaetz – Bailey has decided it’s time to lose another race.
“If this three-time loser is Republicans’ best option to challenge a wildly popular incumbent Democrat…” says IDCCA President Mark Guethle, “Fine by us!”
Bailey’s campaign is shaping up to be a rerun of his greatest hits: attacking reproductive rights, parading weapons of war through otherwise peaceful towns, and groveling for approval from his authoritarian idol, Donald Trump. He celebrated the overturning of Roe v. Wade, voted against the Reproductive Health Act while in the General Assembly, and even claimed that abortion is “worse than the Holocaust.” He peddled Trump’s lies of election fraud, invited nepo-baby Donald Trump Jr. to headline a fundraiser, and called for Governor Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Johnson to be imprisoned for opposing Trump’s threats of militarization of Chicago.
Despite his claims of hyper-conservative and “pro-family” policies, Bailey seems eager to hitch his wagon to Trump once more, even amid the storm of Epstein drama surrounding the President. “For a guy who touts conservative values and family-focus, he sure does love to seek approval from accused sex criminals and flaunt the weapons that are killing our school children,” added IDCCA President Mark Guethle. “I’ve got a feeling this race will go the same as the last two.”
