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Rauner Stuck in Pickle as Opponent Comes Out Strong for Trump

Rauner Still Has Not Even Said if He Voted for President Trump Governor Bruce Rauner’s caught in a political pickle. Last night, his primary opponent, State Rep. Jeanne Ives, addressed a crowd of Trump fans and declared her support for the President. Northern Public Radio wrote that Ives said she voted for Trump and “still…

Rauner Still MIA While GOP Congress Pushes Plan that Would Raise Middle-Class Taxes

New Analysis Finds 50% of Americans and 65% of Middle-Income Americans Face a Tax Hike As the GOP attempt to overhaul taxes picks up steam, Governor Bruce Rauner is nowhere to be found. According to Illinois’ Senators, Rauner has refused to answer their letters asking for comment on how the GOP’s tax plan might impact the…

Chicago Sun-Times: “Bruce Rauner Continues to Refuse to Weigh in on Matters Before Congress with Enormous Bearing on Illinois”

Illinois Middle-Class Families Facing Tax Increase and Rauner Is Nowhere to Be Found At a press conference yesterday, Governor Bruce Rauner again refused to stand up for Illinois taxpayers’ interests when he refused to weigh in on Republican efforts to change the federal tax code. Rauner was asked to address the debate but he refused to get…

Rauner Ends “Our Home, Our Fight” Tour by Refusing to Fight for Illinoisans Facing Tax Hikes

U.S. House Passes Bill That Will Increase Taxes on 850,000 Illinois Households Making Less Than $171k – Rauner Willfully Silent Governor Bruce Rauner started his first reelection tour on Monday promising to “fight” for Illinois, but by Thursday he refused to fight for middle-class Illinois families facing higher taxes. Today, Rauner was asked about the…

Rauner Silent as the Illinois Middle-Class Faces Tax Increase

Congressional Republicans Tax Plan Could Raise by Over $1,200 for Many Illinois Middle-Class Families; Wealthiest Illinoisans Would See Disproportionate Share of Benefits In Washington, Congressional Republicans are attempting to force through a tax overhaul skewed to benefit the wealthiest while many middle-class Illinois families could see an average tax increase of $1,267. And once again,…

On ‘Our Home, Our Fight’ Tour, Rauner Still Fighting to Defend Disastrous Economic Record

Rauner Downplays Impact of Two-Year Budget Crisis That Devastated State, Exaggerates Job Growth Yesterday was the first day of Bruce Rauner’s “Our Home, Our Fight” reelection campaign tour and, despite each stop consisting only of company workers, Rauner had a hard time defending his record. At his first stop in Decatur, Rauner downplayed what was…

Rauner Finally Comes Out of Hiding to “Fight” for His Failing Reelection Effort

One Month After Announcing for Reelection, Will Rauner Finally Face Voters’ Questions about Job Performance? One month after announcing his reelection, and two months after signing HB40, Bruce Rauner finally comes out of hiding to actually campaign for reelection. Today, Rauner launches his “Our Home, Our Fight” tour with visits to Decatur and Champaign, two cities hit hard…

Rauner Keeps Pretending Like He’s Not the Governor, and Now It’s Hurting the People of Cairo

Rauner’s Refusal to Engage on Federal Issues Fails More Illinoisans This week, voters sent a clear message that they expect more from state leaders on federal issues. Governor Bruce Rauner seems not to have gotten it. This morning, The Southern published a disturbing story detailing how Bruce Rauner’s administration has done as little as possible…

What They’re Saying: Republicans Should Be Worried About 2018

In light of the huge Democratic victories in Virginia and New Jersey on Tuesday, Republican candidates for governor around the country are growing uneasy about their chances heading into 2018. President Trump remains very unpopular, and Democratic voters showed they are fired up and prepared to turn out in record numbers. Here’s the recent coverage…

Election Results Spell Trouble for Most Vulnerable Incumbent in Nation

Rauner Has Refused to Protect IL from Trump Even as Voters Reject Him Last night, Democrats won impressive victories in Virginia and New Jersey thanks in no small part to President Donald Trump’s unpopularity. In Virginia, Ed Gillespie tried to keep a distance from Donald Trump, but it didn’t work. That should worry the nation’s…

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