Dubiel on radio airtime buy: ‘I am looking forward to talking to ALL Illinoisians about the issues that matter to them’

GOP candidate for U.S. Senate Matt Dubiel | Facebook/Matt Dubiel

By Bree Gonzales

May 5, 2022

GOP candidate for U.S. Senate Matt Dubiel is comparing himself to outsider presidential candidate Ross Perot after purchasing airtime on radio to get his candidacy’s message out.

"Nothing can replace the reach of radio," Dubiel said in a press release. "I’m consistently being shadow-banned on social media, corporate media refuses to cover my campaign, and the issues we need to discuss like CRT/SEL in schools, medical freedom and other hot topics are virtually banned on social platforms that censor We the People, in America! The Illinois GOP even has me blocked on Twitter, and I’m running on their ticket!"

Dubiel also posted a screenshot on his Instagram page showing he is unable to upload a video and said "[That] is why I’m going on the radio Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. on 890 AM WLS #redwave2022 #illinois."

"Hosting my own show on the radio home of Bongino, Shapiro and Levin will allow Dubiel to speak directly to the people," he said in his press release. "The people in every county across Illinois need to know they have a guy who will actually represent them for a change. I am looking forward to talking to ALL Illinoisians about the issues that matter to them. It’s up to me to let you know Matt Dubiel will represent you in Washington, and stand up for you here at home."

During his unsuccessful third party run, Perot was offered an hour long weekly slot by Tribune Radio. Prior to that, he had purchased 30-minute slots of air time on television to run infomercial type ads for his candidacy. The moves were atypical for politicians.

Dubiel was a plaintiff in the winning case brought by attorney general candidate Tom DeVore against Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's mask mandate, the Dupage Policy Journal reported. Illinois is the most recent state to relax its masking regulations. Pritzker has provided no timeframe for when parents may expect their children to be unmasked prior to DeVore's successful case.

Dubiel tweeted that the Illinois GOP had blocked him on Twitter in March, according to the Dupage Policy Journal.