To be fair Illinois isn't entirely controlled by Democrats, outside of (and even parts of) the Chicagoan suburban band are just as chud as anyone from the surrounding states (Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, MIssouri, Kentucky) it's just that Chicagoland has such outsized political power comparatively they don't really matter.
If only she had voted harder then maybe Illinois would be entirely controlled by democrats and the president would be a democrat. Alas.
To be fair Illinois isn't entirely controlled by Democrats, outside of (and even parts of) the Chicagoan suburban band are just as chud as anyone from the surrounding states (Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, MIssouri, Kentucky) it's just that Chicagoland has such outsized political power comparatively they don't really matter.