GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger on potential Illinois governor run: 'I'm the only candidate that can win' [View all]

Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois in a new interview portrayed himself as the only potential GOP candidate who could beat incumbent Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, in the state's gubernatorial election next year.

"If I ran for governor, I think I'm the only candidate that could win, at least that's out there now," Kinzinger said on Crain's "A.D. Q&A" podcast.

At a time when many Republican candidates vie to win elections by tying themselves to former President Donald Trump and his brand of politics, Kinzinger emphasized that Illinois is not a "far right" state and that's not the type of campaign he'd run.

He underscored that winning back the suburbs would be crucial to any successful GOP gubernatorial campaign in Illinois, while contending that focusing on conservative "purity" on issues like abortion would be a losing strategy.

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