In an inauspicious launch to his campaign for governor, conservative activist Ted Dabrowski left more questions than answers Friday as he acknowledged the skepticism that exists about the GOP’s future in deep-blue Illinois.

After delivering a campaign speech of just under nine minutes, Dabrowski immediately turned from a makeshift lectern and walked up the steps into his Wilmette home — refusing to take any questions from reporters. An aide said the nascent candidate had to attend to “previously scheduled radio” interviews.

That left unanswered several questions about the first-time candidate’s sometimes-controversial background and associations in his tenure as the former president of the Wirepoints conservative action organization and his previous work as senior vice president at the c

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