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Congressman Rodney Davis, who faces an even tougher landscape than his narrow win in 2018, knows he must appeal to more voters in Illinois 13th District. Thats why hes trying to have it both ways on the issues facing his district, including his support for the president. While Davis currently serves as the Co-Chair of President Trumps reelection in Illinois, last week he incredibly refused to tell two local news outlets who he plans to vote for in the presidential election.
Yet, spectacularly, he plans to address the Republican National Convention just before Trump accepts his partys re-nomination.
Talk about the epitome of election year political pandering from Congressman Rodney Davis: despite serving as Co-Chair of President Trumps re-election campaign in Illinois, Davis refuses to say whom hes voting for, said DCCC Spokesperson Courtney Rice. Sadly, this is typical for Davis he voted to deny coverage for people with pre-existing conditions and then claims the opposite when the cameras are on. Voters in Central Illinois wont be fooled by slick talk from politicians like Rodney Davis. They expect the truth.
n a year of interesting political twists, heres another one: U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, is an honorary co-chair of President Donald Trumps campaign, but wont say if hell vote to re-elect the president.
I clearly chair the presidents campaign, but Ive learned a valuable lesson from 2016, Davis said on a recent edition of The 21st, an Illinois Public Media show hosted by Brian Mackey. Unless you tell me who youre going to vote for up and down the ballot, Im going to exercise the same right you and every other American has to cast my vote in the privacy of the ballot box.
What?
The history is that a day after it was revealed in October 2016 that an Access Hollywood show microphone years earlier caught Trump saying he could kiss and grab women because he was famous, Davis rescinded support for Trump. He said he couldnt vote for any candidate for president that November, and hoped Trump would drop out so Mike Pence could get elected.
The abhorrent comments made by Donald Trump are inexcusable, he said at the time.
But when asked in July 2018, during a visit to Roland Machinery in Springfield, if he had kept to what he said and didnt vote for Trump, he wouldnt say.
Theres one thing Ive learned in this business, he said at the time. I will never tell anybody who I voted for.
He said then that he thought the president was working hard to move the country in the right direction.
He continues to say the people elected Trump, so he will work with him.
His position about not revealing his coming vote for president hadnt changed as of Friday, spokesman Aaron DeGroot said.
Davis now, as in 2016, is the incumbent running against Democrat Betsy Dirksen Londrigan of Springfield in the 13th Congressional District.
Londrigan, in a statement when I asked last week, didnt waffle on her choice.
America needs leaders who will fight to protect and expand the Affordable Care Act and ensure access to quality, affordable health care, she said. Thats what Ill fight for in Congress and its why I am proud to be voting for (former) Vice President (Joe) Biden and Senator Kamala Harris and look forward to working with them to bring our country together.
https://dccc.org/despite-serving-trump-campaign-co-chair-illinois-davis-refuses-say-hell-support-president/
Cha
(297,516 posts)this district appears to lean Republican.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)I think he is going down. All about turnout come Nov 3rd
murielm99
(30,755 posts)I wish I could say the same for my district. We have a first rate candidate, but it is very red in the 16th.