The Illinois Republican Party must stop disrespecting its own voters

The Illinois Republican Party would make a great business school case study. Granted, the Illinois GOP is supposed to be a political party and not a business – unless we’re talking about the handful of mediocre (to be gracious) staff and consultants who milk the brand to mooch a living via gullible donors. It’s a business for that little crew certainly, even if the organization is not. But still, our once proud Illinois Republican Party and how it decayed provides a useful lesson for people who are actually serious about organizational governance. What would happen if a corporation anywhere in...