Trump to campaign in Springfield on Monday nightArchived Message
Posted by Blu on November 4, 2015, 6:18 pm
It's Wednesday, Nov. 4, the day after neighboring Kentucky elected a new Republican governor and Ohio just said no to marijuana.
Donald Trump will bring his bid for the Republican presidential nomination to Illinois on Monday, holding a rally at Springfield’s convention center.
The Downstate appearance is sandwiched between Trump’s scheduled hosting of "Saturday Night Live" on Saturday and the next GOP debate, in Milwaukee on Tuesday.
By avoiding Chicago, where many still haven't forgiven him for slapping his name across the city's skyline, Trump can focus on courting the state's more Republican-leaning rural voters. While he is seen a divisive by some Republicans, others view him as an outspoken political outsider --- something that could play well in the capital city all too familiar with patronage and scandal.
Springfield attorney Kent Gray recently was named director of the businessman and TV personality's Illinois state campaign. The rally will take place just blocks away from the Old State Capitol, where Barack Obama launched his presidential bid in 2007.
A controversial front-runner for most of the summer, Trump is seeking to regain some of the momentum he's lost in recent weeks as Republican voters remain fractured among the crowded GOP field. Like the candidate who passed him in national polls, Ben Carson, Trump also is hawking a new book.
Tickets to the 7 p.m. event are free, but those wanting to attend must register here. (Monique Garcia)
on November 4, 2015, 6:18 pm