The Democrat machine is in full panic mode, and they're doing something unprecedented to maintain their stranglehold on Illinois: bankrolling a Republican primary candidate to stop a conservative woman who threatens their entire corrupt system.
Jessica Breugelmans has the establishment so terrified that the same Democrat unions who backed J.B. Pritzker, Brandon Johnson, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris are now dumping thousands of dollars into a GOP race to defeat her. When Democrat unions start picking Republican candidates, Patriots, that should tell you everything you need to know about what's really at stake.
The unions propping up Breugelmans' opponent are the exact same political machine that supported Chicago's billion-dollar bailout and the crushing gas tax hikes that have driven families and businesses out of Illinois. Now they're trying to install their chosen candidate in the Republican Party—a textbook Trojan horse operation.
The Establishment's Chosen Candidate Has a Problem
Breugelmans' primary opponent, Danielle Penman, has a documented record of voting in Democratic primaries and refused to vote for President Trump, instead choosing Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Now she's suddenly running as a Republican with union backing from the very political ecosystem that has wrecked Illinois.
"That is not a Republican insurgent," sources close to the campaign tell Next News Network. "That is a Trojan horse designed to keep the machine in total control of both political parties."
The contrast couldn't be clearer. Breugelmans is a small business owner, educator, and lifelong Illinois resident who has watched her district's towns hollow out under Democrat policies. When the education system failed her son, she didn't complain—she stepped in and fixed it herself.
They've Tried to Stop Her Before
This isn't the first time the machine has targeted Breugelmans. In 2019, when she ran for school board to represent students, parents, and taxpayers, union bosses spent record amounts—not to fight nine candidates, but to stop one: her.
Independent thinkers scare them because they can't be controlled. Breugelmans believes parents, not bureaucrats, should make education and healthcare decisions for their children. She stands with law enforcement and opposes releasing violent criminals back into communities.
With just two days until her February 1st fundraising deadline, Breugelmans still needs $60,000 to fully fund her people-powered campaign against the union machine. Every dollar counts in what may be the dirtiest primary fight in America right now.
If you believe Republican primaries should be decided by Republicans—not Democrat unions—then this fight matters to you. The machine is moving because it knows it's losing control. Let's prove they're right to be afraid.