Democrats for Life

Joseph A. Barrett

IN a high-profile St. Patrick’s Day primary election in Illinois, Peter Fitzgerald, a pro-life outsider seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, defeated Loleta Didrickson, the pro-choice candidate of the GOP machine. The race demonstrated the continued strength of pro-lifers in the GOP, even if the party’s establishment sometimes seems to have no use for them.

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Joseph A. Barrett

IN a high-profile St. Patrick’s Day primary election in Illinois, Peter Fitzgerald, a pro-life outsider seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, defeated Loleta Didrickson, the pro-choice candidate of the GOP machine. The race demonstrated the continued strength of pro-lifers in the GOP, even if the party’s establishment sometimes seems to have no use for them.