Farmer Beating Establishment Favorite In Illinois

In a potentially seismic shift in the Republican race for Illinois governor, a new Chicago Sun-Times/WBEZ Poll finds farmer Darren Bailey (R) with a 15-percentage-point lead over Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin (R) less than three weeks before the GOP primary, 32% to 17%.

“If the numbers hold, it would represent a brutal repudiation by Illinois’ Republican voters of Irvin, his array of mainstream party endorsements and, most pointedly, his $50 million benefactor, Chicago hedge fund tycoon Ken Griffin.”