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Chairman of Illinois Republican Party Champions Trump

The head of Illinois’ Republican Party says he’d like to see Donald Trump criticize Hillary Clinton more at the next debate.  Tim Schneider says Trump can be rude…  But the candidate spent too much time reacting to Clinton’s answers at last night’s debate - and not bringing up things like Benghazi, or Clinton’s emails.

"So to me, it’s an easy choice. I choose rude over wrong."

Schneider’s trying to unite the state party behind Trump - when the Republican governor and Republican US Senator won’t commit to supporting the nominee.  But he says he could see a way for Trump to win Illinois because he has so much support downstate.

"You go down to Southern Illinois, and they’re Trump Trump Trump Trump Trump."

Polls show Clinton is way up in Illinois.