Illinois GOP Chairman congratulates GOP Primary winners; urges unity for November

Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady issued the following statement regarding the Illinois Republican Primary:

 

“In just one week, our four Republican Presidential candidates have brought more investment to Illinois than Barack Obama and Pat Quinn have in three years. Thank you to Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul for believing that Illinois is not just a rubber stamp for the Democratic Party. 

 

“Congratulations to Governor Mitt Romney and all of the other victorious local Republican candidates on hard-fought victories today.

 

“Like most Illinois Republicans, I was thrilled to see a GOP Presidential Primary where all of our candidates were engaged with Illinois voters.

 

“Although we are still awaiting final results, early and absentee balloting indicates that more Republican ballots were cast than Democratic ballots statewide outside the City of Chicago for the first time in many years. This shows that many independent voters are fed up with the reckless fiscal policies of national and state Democrats that have devastated Illinois taxpayers and business owners and they want real change – now.

 

“Now that we’ve had a spirited debate within our party, I urge all Illinois Republicans to unite behind all of our nominees for the November General Election. All of us as Republicans have much more in common with each other than we do with Illinois Democrats like Barack Obama, Pat Quinn, Mike Madigan and John Cullerton.”