Assessing the 2020 Election and Illinois Fiscal Politics

Three days after the 2020 general election, Jim Nowlan, author, columnist, former Illinois legislator and retired U of I political science faculty member, assessed the unresolved presidential outcome, the prospective Georgia Senate runoffs, the defeat of Illinois's graduated income tax amendment, Speaker Michael Madigan's standing amid the ComEd bribery admissions, and structural fixes to state revenue. He closed on "how do we bind a fractured nation," citing rural resentment and social-media silos. Audience and Facebook questions followed. Held online.