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Rauner Silent on Disturbing Email That Admin Kept Hidden for Four Months

Rauner Admin Blocked Release of Email Suggesting U.S. Sen Duckworth be Blamed for Quincy Legionnaires’ Outbreak This week, WBEZ published a disturbing email from Governor Bruce Rauner’s former legislative liaison, Darlene Senger, who suggested shifting blame for the Quincy Legionnaires’ outbreak onto combat veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth. Rauner has not addressed the email yet, and…

A New Low: Rauner Admin Suggested Blaming Legionnaires’ Outbreak on Combat Veteran Sen. Duckworth

Last night, WBEZ reported Governor Bruce Rauner’s administration suggested blaming someone else for a deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak at the state-run Quincy Veterans’ Home. Three years of outbreaks would eventually kill 13 people. WBEZ published an email from Rauner’s former legislative liaison Darlene Senger suggesting the administration blame U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, even though Duckworth last served…

Rauner Blows Deadline on Quincy Plan, Invests in PR Strategy Instead

Rauner Team Misses Deadline on Plan for Veterans, But Took Time to Produce 35-Page Manifesto on ‘Misconceptions’ About Response On Friday, Governor Bruce Rauner’s staff blew a deadline to deliver the legislature a plan on the future of the state-run Quincy Veterans’ Home. When Rauner first announced in January that his team would put together a plan, the fact…

Rauner Unity Watch: GOP Infighting Spreads to Chair (Day 37)

Governor Bruce Rauner’s attempts at party unity hit another snag yesterday as the fight over the Illinois GOP got legal. Natasha Korecki of POLITICO Illinois reported that party “infighting” has “spilled into the race for Illinois Republican Party chairman” and “opening a new divide in a state party that just can’t heal itself.” So far, Rauner’s…

Who Graded Himself Better – Rauner or Trump?

Exactly one year after Governor Bruce Rauner modestly gave himself an “A” on “things that we can control,” President Donald Trump went on Fox News yesterday and gave himself an “A+” for his White House performance. Watch Trump and Rauner here: Coincidentally (or not), both Trump and Rauner suffer from rock-bottom approval ratings in Illinois, though Trump again edges…

Rauner Went to Germany and All He Got Was a New Opponent

Today, Governor Bruce Rauner held a press conference to admit that he was coming home from his almost two-week European economic development trip empty-handed. Instead, Rauner had to answer question after question about the entrance of another Republican in the governor’s race, state Senator Sam McCann. There were high hopes prior to the trip –…

Day 35: Ives Hitting the Trail for Anyone But Rauner

“Asked Who Her Supporters Should Line Up Behind, Ives Said It Was Up to Them to Decide” After her surprisingly close loss, state Representative Jeanne Ives is using her new-found popularity to campaign for Republican candidates – just none named Governor Bruce Rauner. The Herald & Review caught up with Ives: “Ives said she plans to…

Rauner’s #1! National Journal Moves IL Gov Race Up to #1 Most Likely to Flip Parties

After Rauner’s Poor Primary Results, Race Vaults from #5 to #1 Most Likely to Flip Governor Bruce Rauner’s poor primary performance keeps moving the Illinois governor’s race up the rankings as the National Journal’s Hotline ranked it the #1 most likely race to flip parties next year (it was previously ranked #5). Zach Cohen and…

Rauner Mirrors Trump by Cutting Back Environmental Protections

Yesterday was Earth Day, and while President Donald Trump’s aggressively rolls back environmental protections, don’t expect a peep from Governor Bruce Rauner. Instead, Rauner’s silent approval of Trump’s actions calls attention to his own cuts to Illinois’ environmental protections. Last year, Rauner dodged questions from voters about Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, and…

Happy 1 Month to a Rauner-Ives Feud Going Strong!

One Month Later, Rauner Fails to Win Back Ives Voters, Ends Month with New Conservative Challenger Exactly one month ago, Governor Bruce Rauner watched as 48% of Republican primary voters pulled the lever for state Representative Jeanne Ives. Rauner was already the nation’s most vulnerable incumbent and his incredibly weak showing should have served as…

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