Giuliani to speak at DuPage County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has done well in opinion polls in Illinois, but I don't believe any new ones have done since the caucuses and primaries have started. His urban background and ethnic name has appeal in the Chicago area.

If he does well in Florida next week, he's going to have to do well in states like Illinois as well--a Super Tuesday state.

Four days before Super Tuesday, the "Mayor of America" will make an appearance in the Land of Lincoln.

From a DuPage County Republica Party press release:

Today, the DuPage County Republican Party released details of former New York City Mayor and current Presidential Candidate Rudy Giuliani’s participation in their 47th Annual Lincoln Day Dinner on Friday, February 1st.

"We are excited to have Mayor Giuliani as our Lincoln Day Dinner keynote speaker," said DuPage County Republican Chairman and Illinois State Senator Dan Cronin. "His participation in this event highlights the importance of DuPage County in determining the outcome of the Illinois Republican Party’s Presidential Primary on Tuesday, February 5th," he added.

"Additionally, we are looking for this event to continue to build the Republican base in DuPage County and maximize our opportunity to elect Republicans this November. Our goal is to continue Republican leadership in the White House and work to elect Republicans at every level of government," Cronin said.

DuPage County’s 47th Annual Lincoln Day Dinner will be held at the Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. The event will begin with a social hour at 6:00 P.M., continue with dinner at 7:00 P.M., and will be followed by a program featuring Mayor Rudy Giuliani. For ticket information please call us at 630-653-7200 or e-mail mary@dupagegop.com

Guests attending this year's Lincoln Day Dinner celebration will have the opportunity to dialogue with U.S. Congresswoman Judy Biggert and U.S. Congressman Peter Roskam; delegates for the Presidential Candidates; Republican state legislators and other DuPage County Republican leaders.

"This Lincoln Day Dinner provides DuPage Republicans an opportunity to celebrate our accomplishments, recount our proud history and honor the father of our party, Abraham Lincoln. We are looking forward to having new and old friends join us in our
celebration by welcoming Mayor Giuliani and strengthening the Republican Party in DuPage County," Cronin concluded.

DuPage was once a rock-solid Republican party that worked, in conjuction with downstate Illinois, as a strong counterweight to the massive Democratic vote that comes out of Cook County (Chicago) each Election Day. DuPage is just west of Cook.

It's still a Republican county, but the Dems have been making inroads in DuPage, which is one of the reasons that Illinois is a Blue State. To take back Illinois, we need to "run up the score" in DuPage again.

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