[Opinion] Rick Heidner casts himself as ‘Trump Republican’ in bid to unseat Pritzker - IPM Newsroom

Rick Heidner casts himself as ‘Trump Republican’ in bid to unseat Pritzker - IPM Newsroom

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Illinois’ Trump Moment –  Why Rick Heidner Has the Establishment on Edge

By Janelle Powell, Opinion ContributorLike Donald Trump before him, the lifelong Illinoisan built his life outside politics – and that independence is exactly what makes him a threat to those who have long controlled it.There is a particular kind of silence that settles over political rooms when something unfamiliar enters the equation. It is not loud, and it is never announced, but it is unmistakable to those who understand how power actually w…