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Holocaust ‘doesn’t even compare’ to abortion deaths, says GOP nominee for Illinois governor

JL;DR SUMMARY Darren Bailey, the Republican nominee for Illinois governor, sparked controversy with past comments comparing abortion to the Holocaust. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityHolocaust ComparisonControversial StatementsAbortionRepublican NomineeJ.B. PritzkerIllinois PoliticsDarren BaileyIllinois Gubernatorial RaceDonald Trump Endorsement

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Illinois, United States
"Darren Bailey, the Republican nominee for Illinois governor, said in a video posted to Facebook in 2017 that the Holocaust doesnt even compare to abortion on the scale of human atrocities."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"The Democratic Governors Association ran advertisements during the Republican primary effectively boosting Bailey in his race against Richard Irvin, the mayor of Aurora in suburban Chicago and an early favorite in the contest."
Highland Park, Illinois, United States
"Bailey found himself in hot water for comments made in another Facebook Live video last month in which he said, less than two hours after the deadly mass shooting in Highland Park, a Jewish suburb of Chicago, that people should move on and celebrate celebrate the independence of this nation."
Israel
"At a time when other newsrooms are closing or cutting back, the Forward has removed its paywall and invested additional resources to report on the ground from Israel and around the U.S. on the impact of the war, rising antisemitism and polarized discourse."

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