Charlie Crist https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Thu, 29 Aug 2019 17:17:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg Charlie Crist https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 Five New GOP Women to Watch in 2020 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/08/five-new-gop-women-to-watch-in-2020/ Fri, 30 Aug 2019 09:00:34 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=12263 Written by Carol Davis

It’s a great time to be a woman in Congress — if you’re a Democrat.

Women make up nearly a quarter of the U.S. House and U.S. Senate with 127 voting members, the highest percentage in history. Only 21 of these members are Republican. That’s one Republican woman for every six Democratic women serving in Congress. In last year’s historic midterms, the number of Republican women in Congress actually decreased.

I’ve never been a fan of identity politics, but I understand from experience that identity matters, whether one likes it or not.… Continue Reading

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Written by Aaron Goldstein

Yesterday officially marked the entry of Jeb Bush into the 2016 Republican presidential race. Although the former Florida governor has instant name recognition and vast resources, they will not be enough for Republicans to pick him as their nominee for the White House. I believe this to be so for the following five reasons.

1. Illegal Immigration is Act of Love

At a town hall meeting in April 2014, Bush told Shannon Beam of the Fox News Channel the following about illegal immigration, “Yes, they broke the law, but it’s not a felony.… Continue Reading

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