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Florida Governor Using Rauner’s Campaign Message to Steal Illinois Jobs

Rauner Reelection Campaign off to a Strange Start After bashing Illinois’ economy for three years as governor, Bruce Rauner launched his reelection campaign by teaming up with out-of-state governors to attack Illinois’ economy. Rauner’s new ad skirts over the fact he’s been governor since 2015 and deflects any responsibilities for his failures. Just hours later, Florida Governor Rick…

DGA Statement on Governor Bruce “The Buck Stops Elsewhere” Rauner’s New Ad

The Democratic Governors Association, through spokesman Sam Salustro, releases the following statement in response to Governor Bruce Rauner’s new TV ad featuring governors who received substantial donations from Rauner: “It’s appropriate the only governor not on screen is Bruce Rauner, who has abdicated his leadership position for nearly three years now. Illinois is losing jobs and people because…

Rauner One-Day Reelection Relaunch Over Before You Knew It

Motorcycle Ridin’ Rauner Hides from Voters, Still Faces Tough Questions If you blinked, you might have missed it. Yesterday, Governor Bruce Rauner officially launched his reelection campaign with a web video and…a couple interviews? Faced with the prospect of running on no real accomplishments and a possible Republican base revolt, Rauner passed on a more…

Reminder: Bruce Rauner Most Vulnerable Incumbent in the Nation

Rauner Job Approval Ratings on Par with Trump After Three Years of Failed Leadership Today, Governor Bruce Rauner officially announces his re-election campaign and will start his race as the nation’s “most vulnerable incumbent.” After a two year-budget impasse that only drove up debt and drove out jobs, and a general aversion to protecting Illinois…

Rauner Administration Announces Worst Jobs Report Yet

Illinois Loses 10,800 Jobs in Month – Has Third Worst Job Growth Rate Over Year in Nation Yesterday, Governor Bruce Rauner’s administration announced the state lost 10,800 jobs in September. This marks the worst month-to-month job loss under Rauner and continues a terrible year for the state. Rich Miller of Capitol Fax recently wrote that…

Rauner Continues to Duck the Fights on Health Care

Rauner Absent from Group of 10 Rep. and Dem. Governors Calling on Congress to Pass Murray-Alexander Bipartisan Agreement in the Senate Last night a group of 10 bipartisan governors released a letter calling on Congress “to stabilize our private health insurance markets” and – surprise, surprise – Governor Bruce Rauner was not among the governors listed. The…

Rauner Team Fails to Land Toyota Plant on Asia Trip, Pivots Back to Bashing Illinois

Today, Crain’s Chicago reported that Illinois will not be a contender for a new Toyota factory and, rather than take any responsibility, Governor Bruce Rauner’s team quickly pivoted to bashing the state. While running for governor, Rauner touted himself as a natural salesman due to his business background. Instead, Rich Miller wrote, Illinois voters got…

Rauner Appears on CNBC to Tout University System He Decimated

Rauner’s Failed Leadership Lead to Huge Drop in Enrollment, Tuition Hikes, and Lost Jobs This morning, Governor Bruce Rauner appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box to talk about the state’s Amazon HQ2 bid and touted the state’s university system he called “second to none.” Left unsaid is that without Bruce Rauner, the university system would have been even stronger.…

Rauner Shields Trump as Premiums Set to Rise 20% With 350,000 Illinoisans in the Marketplace

Just Months Ago, Rauner Brushed Off Question If Trump Was Destabilizing the Marketplace Old Rauner Health Care Advisor Named Acting HHS Secretary – Will Rauner Call Him? Over the past two days, President Donald Trump announced he would end ACA subsidies for people buying insurance on the individual healthcare marketplace and issued an executive order expected to…

Rauner Lawsuit Fits His Pattern of Putting Profits Before People

Rauner Took Lessons Learned to Governor’s Office, Tried Drove State into Junk Bond Status This morning the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times both wrote stories about Governor Bruce Rauner’s involvement in a lawsuit that he’s requesting to stay secret. Rauner is being sued by Kirkpatrick Capital, a firm he was still invested in 2016. From…

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