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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Tina Sfondeles

Extreme takeover? Pritzker and Bailey accuse one another of being an extremist who is dangerous for Illinois

Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey, left, and Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, right, participate in their second and final debate at WGN Studios on Tuesday. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Gov. J.B. Pritzker blasted his Republican challenger as an “extremist” and a “threat to democracy” who “shouldn’t be let anywhere near the governor’s office,” — as state Sen. Darren Bailey countered the Democratic incumbent was the extreme one, and his “arrogant leadership is killing people.”

It was the second and final debate between the two gubernatorial rivals Tuesday night, and both came prepared for combat, ready to dish it out — and not take any of the other’s jabs lying down.

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