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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…

Day 30 Rauner Unity Watch: GOP Lawmaker Announces Independent Gov Bid

Today, Democratic Governors Association spokesman Sam Salustro released the following statement in response to state Senator Sam McCann’s entry into the Illinois governor’s race: “Today, the nation’s most vulnerable incumbent saw his reelection chances dwindle even further. Bruce Rauner is still reeling from a brutal primary and now he has to deal with an outright…

Flashback: Rauner Turned His Back on Protecting Families

Just over a month ago, Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed a bipartisan bill that had a chance to “strike a strong blow against gun violence.” The Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board eviscerated Rauner’s veto and noted he “has done little about gun violence.” The paper continued: “Should Rauner prevail in this primary election, we’ll be sure to…

Why Is Rauner’s Campaign Paying a Former Cambridge Analytica Executive’s Firm?

Rauner Paid $95,000 to a Company with Ties to Trump’s 2020 Campaign Manager This morning, Politico Illinois reported that Governor Bruce Rauner’s campaign paid a total of $100,000 to two companies tied to Matt Oczkowski, a former Cambridge Analytica executive. Cambridge Analytica is the company at the center of a data privacy scandal that has shocked the…

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