In public, their stances on Democratic lieutenant governor nominee Scott Lee Cohen also differ.
In back-to-back press conferences today, neither candidate said this was a good thing for Democrats. But while Dillard saw it as an opportunity for Republicans, Brady emphasized that it was yet another embarassment for Illinois.
Dillard said that Republicans had a good shot to win even before domestic-abuse allegations about Cohen came into the limelight. But the public-relations nightmare has helped, he said.
"The door has been open," Dillard said. "The Cohen fiasco opens the door a little wider."
There's no denying that Cohen's problems are by extension the Democrats', and by extension to the benefit of Republicans.
But in his public posture, Brady declined to acknowledge that it was an opportunity for his party.
"Illinois has been stained," he said. "We don't need anymore of these embarrassing moments. We're gonna win in the general election, regardless of Scott Cohen."
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