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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.…

VIDEO: Day 22: Three Weeks In, Rauner Cannot Escape Questions about Ives

It’s been three-weeks since the Republican primary election, and Governor Bruce Rauner’s failure to bury the hatchet with state Representative Jeanne Ives is taking its toll on the Governor’s reelection. On Monday, Rauner wanted to talk about his legislative agenda, but he was instead bombarded with question after question about Ives and Republican disunity. Watch…

Day 21: Rauner’s Outreach to Ives Was One Text Message, and He Lied About It

At a press conference yesterday, Governor Bruce Rauner was absolutely besieged by reporters’ questions about his efforts to patch relations up state Representative Jeanne Ives. Rauner claimed his campaign “called” Ives’ “office right after the primary”, and that they “were told…that she did not have an interest in speaking with me.” As embarrassing as this…

Rauner’s “Current Status” with Ives: She Won’t Talk to Me

At a press conference this morning, Governor Bruce Rauner lamented the sad state of his relationship with primary challenger state Representative Jeanne Ives: Watch Here Reporter: Have you and Jeanne Ives spoken? Have you reached out to her, can you just walk us through your contact with her [inaudible]? Rauner: We called her, her office,…

The Top 5 Insults Republicans Are Calling Each Other Right Now

Expensive Mudslinging Is At An All-Time High In GOP Gov Primaries Republican gubernatorial primaries around the country are heating up and getting nasty. And since this is Trump’s Republican Party now, no GOP primary fight would be complete without some aggressive and childish name calling. Here are the top five insults Republicans recently launched at…

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