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Day 111: Ives Still Has Not Endorsed Rauner, Continues Attacking His Failed Leadership

Today marks 111 days since the primary, and in that time Governor Bruce Rauner still has not earned the endorsement of his primary rival, state Representative Jeanne Ives. Rauner only defeated Ives by 3 points and is in desperate need of her full-throated support, but just two weeks ago, Ives reiterated her non-endorsement by saying “No. I’m…

Donald Trump Donors Swoop in to Prop Up Bruce Rauner

For weeks, Governor Bruce Rauner has been applauding President Donald Trump, and now Trump’s top Illinois donors are rushing in to try and prop up Rauner’s struggling campaign. A Super PAC formerly headed by Trump’s Illinois Finance Chair, Ron Gidwitz, and now run by his brother, started running attack ads for the unpopular governor. This follows…

Gloves Come Off In Tennessee GOP Race

Boyd and Black Launch Brutal Attacks, Showcasing Far-right Agenda The Tennessee GOP primary took a nasty turn last week as Republican candidates turned on each other with new negative ads, doubling down on their far-right policies and vicious personal attacks. First, Rep. Diane Black released an attack ad bragging about being “too conservative” and slamming Bill Lee and Randy Boyd. In response,…

Why Didn’t Rauner Do Anything to Stop a Nazi from Running on the ILGOP Ticket?

Over the weekend, Politico published a disturbing report about how an avowed Nazi, Arthur Jones, was allowed to run as a Republican in the 3rd Congressional District, and how Governor Bruce Rauner and his party failed to stop him. Politico noted four different instances where Rauner and his apparatus failed to step in and prevent his run: Failed…

Rauner Twice Dodges Question if He Will Campaign with Trump

Rauner Praises Trump’s Economic Policies, So Why Doesn’t Rauner Invite Trump to Illinois? On Friday, Governor Bruce Rauner dodged two direct questions about whether he wanted President Donald Trump to come campaign for him, marking the second time in as many weeks Rauner refused to answer about Trump’s support. Rauner did “applaud” Trump for his tax and…

Walking Swamp Creature Tim Pawlenty Sees No Conflict By Continuing To Serve On Corporate Boards

After making millions as a DC lobbyist, Tim Pawlenty is still serving special interests Tim Pawlenty has changed. He spent years creating the myth that he knew the plights affecting working and middle class families, but he’s left no doubt where his true allegiance lies now.. After Pawlenty made millions as a lobbyist for Wall…

GOP Unity Watch – Day 101: Ives Still Won’t Back Rauner

“I’m Not Going to Endorse the Governor. I’m Going to Let Him Buy Back His Voters.” Today marks 101 days since the primary and Governor Bruce Rauner still cannot get the endorsement of his primary rival, state Representative Jeanne Ives. Ives was interviewed by Crain’s Chicago yesterday and her non-endorsement of Rauner came up: “One indication…

Mike DeWine Fails A Drug Test

Is Mike DeWine incompetent or desperate? Or both? Attorney General Mike DeWine needs to come to grips with a truth that will hurt: He’s really bad at his job. On June 12, DeWine knew he needed a good headline to make up for his lack of action on the opioid crisis. So instead of testing…

ICYMI: Two polls have bad news for Gov. Doug Ducey’s re-election campaign

Not one, but, TWO new polls from Arizona show Governor Doug Ducey’s re-election chances in a perilous position. After creating a massive education funding and teacher pay crisis, getting “duped” by Theranos into making Arizonans the company’s “lab rats,” and selling out to one special interest after another, a NBC/Marist poll found nearly two-thirds of…

ICYMI: Youngstown Vindicator: DeWine Should Join Kasich in Opposing Health Care Suit

In case you missed it, the Youngstown Vindicator took Ohio Attorney General and GOP gubernatorial candidate Mike DeWine to task in a recent editorial for staying silent in the wake of the most recent wave of Republican attacks on protections for those with pre-existing conditions. In another case of disunity in the Ohio GOP, DeWine…

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