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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…

Day 28: Rauner & Ives Feud Moves to State Party Fight

It’s officially four weeks since the GOP primary, and Governor Bruce Rauner has done little but lie about his efforts to patch up the Republican Party. While Rauner continues to ignore state Representative Jeanne Ives’ supporters in public, Rauner’s allies are working to oust Ives’ behind the scenes — and she didn’t miss a beat. The Prairie State…

Rauner Administration Still Won’t Admit What Went Wrong with Quincy Response

Over the weekend, Governor Bruce Rauner’s administration released a new report which “push[es] back forcefully” against “misconceptions” about their response to Legionnaires’ outbreaks at the state-run Quincy Veterans’ Home. The report falls right in line with Rauner’s attitude that they “would not do anything different” in the aftermath of 13 deaths and years of continued outbreaks. Rauner’s…

ICYMI – Columnist: Conservatives Have “Little Reason” To Flock to Rauner in Fall

On Friday, conservative columnist John Kass of the Chicago Tribune took a look at why Governor Bruce Rauner has failed to reunite the Republican Party after a brutal primary campaign, and what that means for the most vulnerable incumbent’s reelection chances. Read the entire column HERE. Chicago Tribune: All Rauner’s horses, and all Rauner’s men … John…

Day 24: Rauner Lies about Ives…Again

After 22 days of silence, Governor Bruce Rauner and state Representative Jeanne Ives exchanged a “perfunctory greeting,” but Rauner’s habit of stretching the truth might end up torpedoing his half-hearted unity effort. For the second time this week, Rauner was caught lying about his interaction with Ives. Rauner told Greg Hinz of Crain’s Chicago he ran into…

91 Days After DGA Calls on Rauner to Disavow Greitens, Rauner Finally Caves

Under Pressure, Rauner Finally Renounces Missouri Governor Who Appeared in Rauner’s TV Ads Almost three months ago exactly, the Democratic Governors Association called on Governor Bruce Rauner to renounce Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, who has been accused of sexual misconduct with and attempting to blackmail his former hairdresser. This afternoon, Rauner finally did. Despite the serious and disturbing…

DGA Calls on Rauner to Renounce Greitens After Bombshell Legislative Report

Missouri Governor Appeared in Rauner TV Ad; New Report Accuses Greitens of Forced Sexual Encounter Today, the Democratic Governors Association called on Bruce Rauner to renounce the endorsement of Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, following a Missouri House special committee investigative report that accused Greitens of a forced sexual encounter and attempt to blackmail his hairdresser.…

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