Embattled IL GOP chair Don Tracy is using the few allies he has left to fight back against the tsunami wave of support from the grassroots, who are calling for his resignation following embarrassing losses during the midterm election and new revelations that his family-owned business, Dot Foods, where he is an owner, donated to Joe Biden in 2020 during the height of the pandemic and lockdowns.

As the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board pointed out in a Nov. 11 editorial,

In a Facebook post on Tuesday evening, GOP national committeemen and co-chairman of the Richard Irvin for governor campaign, Richard Porter defended Tracy, writing, “Don Tracy in particular made strides in building our party since he took over in 2021.”

Porter also highlighted Tracy’s ability to fundraise – a point that the establishment loves making.

However, as reported in a previous article titled, “IL GOP Establishment to Grassroots: Only Rich, Donor Voices Matter, the GOP measures the quality of a Republican only by how much money they donate or raise. Leslie Munger, a GOP establishment and two-time failed candidate who’s never won an election makes this point clear in a Facebook comment, writing:

Munger then finished her sentence with,

But Porter wasn’t finished praising Tracy, saying,

But Porter saved his best for last, writing that “the biggest problem confronting our party now is divisiveness.”

Porter goes on to say, “We have all sorts of otherwise good people that spend more energy attacking other Republicans than they do trying to persuade Independents and Democrats to vote for us.”

But Porter forgets the divisiveness of the Richard Irvin for governor campaign, where he served as an advisor and co-chairman.

Not only was Irvin a Democrat running for governor as a Republican, but he also supported JB Pritzker, and spent years praising him.

Irvin also spent a great deal of time attacking fellow Republicans, including Republican grassroots candidate Darren Bailey.

Irvin even attacked GOP candidate for governor Jesse Sullivan’s civilian service in Afghanistan, leading veterans to respond by calling Irvin’s comments a “disgrace.”

In the end, Porter and his candidate Irvin would lose the primary badly — blowing $50 million and losing to Bailey by 42 points.

But the grassroots, conservative base of the Republican party shouldn’t be surprised with the establishment supporting the Irvin campaign, and why they’re fighting back so hard to protect Tracy. After all, consider the following:

No wonder Republicans can’t win in Illinois – there are too many connections to Democrats.

The next State Central Committee meeting is December 10th at 10:00 am at the Bolingbrook Golf Club in Bolingbrook where grassroots activists are encouraged to attend and speak.