(MCT) — As Illinois delegates gather each morning for breakfast to hear from political motivational speakers and to get a grab bag of tchotchkes, they're also given something else: a set of talking points to use in case they get asked questions by reporters.

On Monday, a series of eight bullet points were placed on delegates' chairs, including the phrases "Republicans trying to bury their unpopular ideas because they're 'political suicide,'" and Democrats will be "running on our ideas because we know they're the right thing to do."