GOP candidate for governor Darren Bailey under fire for remarks comparing abortion to Holocaust
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GOP Candidate for Illinois Governor Darren Bailey Under Fire for Demeaning Holocaust With Comments on Abortion
Darren Bailey, Republican candidate for Governor of Illinois, is seen at a June 2022 rally in Mendon, Ill., headlined by former President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters/Kate MunschThe Republican gubernatorial candidate in Illinois has encountered severe criticism from Jewish leaders and political opponents after a video from 2017 was unearthed in which he claimed that the Nazi Holocaust “doesn’t even compare” with abortion.“I believe that abortion…
Bailey tries to explain past Holocaust remark after Pritzker, Jewish leaders and others denounce it
State Sen. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, speaks at an election night rally in Effingham after winning the Republican gubernatorial nomination in June.Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times fileRepublican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey on Tuesday tried to minimize comments he made five years ago in which he said the Holocaust “doesn’t even compare” to abortion — remarks that have enflamed the Jewish community and the state’s Jewish governor, J.B. Pritzker.“I beli…
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