Illinois

Illinois is one of fifty states appearing in The Political Machine 2012. It has 21 electorl votes.

History
Illinois was admitted into the union in December 3rd, 1818 as the 21st state. Hillary Clinton was born in the state. It is the listed as the home state of Barack Obama who was a senator from the state.

Demographics
The state has 8.98 Million voters, 46% of which are Democrat, 31% of which are Republican, and 23% of which are Independent.

Important Issues

 * 1) Tax Cuts
 * 2) Obama Care
 * 3) Reduced Unemployment
 * 4) Deficit Reduction
 * 5) High Gas prices

Wealth
The state wealth is $466.31 million.

Strategy
In both the initial strategy for the Republicans and Democrats it falls as a Democratic state.