SPRINGFIELD — A year after Darren Bailey drove into an Illinois State Fair Republican Day rally on a tractor, the former gubernatorial nominee now seeking a seat in Congress hovered in the back of a crowd as he watched fellow Republicans vow to rebuild and unite after bruising losses last year.
Reporters had to look for Bailey to find him. And there were no “Bailey for Congress” signs on the state fairgrounds — a taboo since the downstate farmer is challenging incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost in southern Illinois’ 12th District.
