Illinois
Illinois campaigns use national themes in highly partisan election
Strongly blue Illinois is flyover country for the presidential candidates, but national campaign themes dominate local races in an era of heightened partisanship.
Illinois has been flyover territory for the nation’s presidential candidates, its preference for Democrats assured since 1992 when it chose Bill Clinton over George H.W. Bush, who had won the state and the election four years earlier.
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