Grider rides to victory in Illinois 14th on culture war memes

I’d never heard of Scott Grider, the young, handsome Kendall County Board Chair who knocked off 2 rivals to secure the GOP nomination to face incumbent Lauren Underwood November 3 in Illinois’ 14th congressional district.

So I viewed his Primary campaign video and low and behold, out popped extreme right red meat soundbites.

Lauren Underwood and the Quad are “fueling leftist rage” and “defunding the police”.

How is Grider going to fight crime? “I will provide the police the resources they need” even tho many police officials disclaim they are either being defunded or denied the resources they need.

Yet, to pay for those unneeded police resources Grider plans to cut taxes “lower then Joe Biden’s plummeting poll numbers.” Maybe Grider has a magic wand to provide what his proposed tax policies can’t possibly secure.

Grider disparaged President Biden's Build Back Better for America...but immediately promised to Build Back Better with infrastructure in the 14th. Gee, I thought a congressperson's job description included helping the whole country.

Now that Grider must seek votes from the entire Illinois 14th electorate, let’s see how he untangles himself from the policy pretzel he’s twisted himself into.