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Dodging the Donald: Rauner’s Year-Long Refusal to Stand Up to Trump

Rauner Has Been the Silent Governor in the First Year of Trump’s Presidency This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump’s presidency. Over the past year, Illinois voters have learned the hard way that Governor Bruce Rauner’s not looking out for them – and refuses to stand up to President Trump. Rauner has ignored or deflected questions about…

Rauner Won’t Quit on Greitens, Decision to Pull Ad “Not Related” to Blackmail Accusations

Rauner Left Ad Up on Facebook, Refused to Say Greitens Should Resign Governor Bruce Rauner reiterated yesterday that an ad, featuring embattled Governor Eric Greitens, was only taken down because of scheduling. Rauner said the campaign decision to take down the ad was “not related” to news that Greitens has been accused of blackmailing his…

Rauner Botches Easiest Question of All Time – Is David Duke Racist?

Rauner’s Weak Moral Stand on Trump’s Immigration Comments Becoming Pattern Like clockwork, Governor Bruce Rauner was in the news again for failing to take a strong moral stand on an easy-to-call situation. Yesterday, during an interview with WVON, Governor Bruce Rauner was pressed on President Donald Trump’s most recent and outrageous comments on immigrants. Rauner…

Greitens Becomes A Liability for GOP Governors

Neighboring Govs in IL, IA on Defense over Ties to Scandal-Plagued Greitens In 36 hours, Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has gone from a self-described leader to major political liability. Gubernatorial candidates in Iowa and Illinois are scrambling to deal with the fallout from the blackmail scandal unfolding in Missouri. Take a look at the coverage…

Three Years into Rauner’s Term, Illinois Is Worse

Rauner Inaugurated Three Years Ago Today, And Little Has Gone Well Since Exactly three years ago today, Governor Bruce Rauner was inaugurated as Governor of Illinois and the state is worse off for it. Rauner spoke of an “opportunity to accomplish something historic,” to “fix busted budgets”, to “forge a new path” toward “a brighter…

Rauner Must Renounce Endorsement from Missouri Governor Eric Greitens

Rauner Spent $1.3 Million on Ads Promoting Greitens and Sent $100,000 Directly to Greitens Today, the Democratic Governors Association called on Governor Bruce Rauner to rescind the endorsement from Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, following a KMOV report that Greitens was accused of blackmailing a mistress to keep his extramarital affair silent. Rauner’s campaign has spent $1.3 million dollars on…

Rauner Spent a Week in Quincy – But Nothing Has Changed

After Veterans Home Stay, Rauner Still Refuses to Show Accountability for Administration’s Response to Tragedy Governor Bruce Rauner wrapped up his week-long stay at the Quincy Veterans’ Home with a press conference that was light on details and non-existent on introspection. Rauner’s stay was provoked by a WBEZ investigation into his administration’s response to the 2015 Legionnaires’…

Does Rauner Believe His Administration Did Anything Wrong at Quincy?

Rauner and His Team Have Refused to Take Responsibility for Outbreak Response at Quincy Veterans’ Home Today, Governor Bruce Rauner ends his weeklong stay at the Quincy Veterans’ Home following deeply troubling reports about the state’s response to 2015 Legionnaires’ outbreak there. Rauner said he was getting a “more thorough understanding” of the problem after three…

Rauner Keeps Trying to Derail His So-Called Top Accomplishment

Rauner Again Issues Amendatory Veto on Education Funding Formula, Possibly Further Delaying Implementation Bruce Rauner’s TV ads cynically tout the state’s new school funding formula as a top accomplishment. But when he’s off the TV screen, Bruce Rauner’s actions tell a different story. Late yesterday, Governor Bruce Rauner once again tried to derail the new funding formula. Rauner issued an…

Turmoil in Rauner’s Realm – LG Sanguinetti Thought About Quitting Rauner’s Reelection

LG Also Criticizes Rauner For Poor Clemency Record, Undercuts Criminal Justice Message Things are so bad for Governor Bruce Rauner right now that his Lieutenant Governor publicly acknowledged she contemplated withdrawing from his reelection effort. The Chicago Tribune published a stunning interview with Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti who admitted she needed a few days to…

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