By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News

(CHICAGO)  How do Illinois Republicans stage a come-back in 2020 after do so poorly in the midterm elections?  One of their leaders says it was about raising enough money to provide the resources for campaign fundamentals.

State Republicans took a shellacking in the midterms. Former state chairman Pat Brady told the City Club it’s in part because they were out-organized by the Democrats on the fundamentals, like getting out the early vote.

“Listen, I’m not using this as an excuse at all, but they had $171 million to play with. They had gold-plated everything. It was something none of us has ever seen, but the reality is it’s what we have to face in 2020. That’s what we’re up against.”

The state GOP does have a billionaire – Governor Bruce Rauner – but whether he going to be willing to spend even more millions on organization after his loss remains to be seen.

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