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Just Who’s Flying This Plane Anyway?!?

Unanswered Questions from Rauner’s Dueling Statements Like – “Who’s Getting Fired?” As the Illinois Policy Institute cartoon story officially enters its second week, Governor Bruce Rauner (and his staff) spent yesterday issuing and re-issuing statements about the cartoon. While Rauner claims his second statement “did not accurately reflect his views” (a stunning admission), he does…

‘As a White Male,’ Rauner Refuses to Denounce IPI Cartoon

Rauner Still Won’t Admit He’s Seen the Cartoon Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner embarrassed himself once again today when he gave a bizarre statement as to why he still couldn’t comment on the widely criticized “racist” Illinois Policy Institute cartoon. For some reason, Rauner believes that his status as a white man disqualifies him from denouncing racism.…

New Poll: Trump Drops to 28% Approval in VA

Ed Gillespie Still Won’t Condemn Deeply Unpopular Trump Today, a new Roanoke College poll shows Virginians have completely soured on President Trump. His approval rating now sits at an all-time low of 28%, with 57% disapproving. In fact, every single one of Trump’s metrics was lower now than in February: More than half of those…

In Charlottesville This Morning, Gillespie Ducks On Trump Again

He did it again. This morning, Virginia Republican Ed Gillespie got another chance to call out President Trump for his divisive rhetoric surrounding the white nationalist protests in Charlottesville. And once again, he declined. It’s been more than a week since Trump’s first press conference in which he spread the blame to “all sides,” and…

Rauner Has Six Hours in Car on Carbondale Trip – May Find 10 Seconds to Look at IPI Cartoon

Rauner Has Opportunity to Avoid Directly Staring at Sun…by Glancing at Cartoon Governor Bruce Rauner spent most of last week dodging press questions about a cartoon that was deemed racist by many and was condemned by the entire Illinois House legislature. The cartoon was drawn by the right-wing Illinois Policy Institute whose former employees now…

Rauner and Staff Twice Defend Illinois Policy Institute on Racist Cartoon

Rauner’s Strange Defense Comes on Week He Was Slow to Criticize President Trump’s Divisive Rhetoric After sitting out the debate on the Illinois Policy Institute’s cartoon, Governor Bruce Rauner’s office twice defended the Institute and deflected on charges the cartoon was racist. Rauner’s defense of the cartoon is strange considering a group of bipartisan legislators…

DGA Statement on Governor Rauner Being Shamed Into Calling Charlottesville Events “Terrorism”

The following statement can be attributable to Illinois Communications Director Sam Salustro: “Citizens look to their governors for strength and understanding in trying times, and they need to know their governor will clearly denounce hateful and racist actions and not shy away from calling terrorism what it is. Today, Bruce Rauner failed as governor.”…

Rauner Bizarrely Tries to Refute Fact That Illinois Policy Institute Has Taken Over His Office

Rauner Suddenly Shy That His Top Aides All Come from IPI or Other Right-Wing Organizations In a day that featured Governor Bruce Rauner debating the finer points of the definition of “terrorism”, Rauner sat for an interview with Amanda Vinicky on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight. In a wide-ranging conversation, Rauner refused to identify any budget cuts he will pursue, claimed the Democratic Party’s “Resistance” movement was…

DGA Calls on Connecticut Gov Candidates to End Silence on Trump

Boucher, Lauretti, Klarides Duck Questions on Trump’s Comments on Charlottesville It’s been five days since Donald Trump’s controversial press conference in which he defended the white nationalist demonstrations in Charlottesville. Leaders from around the country, Democrats and Republicans, have boldly criticized him for spreading the blame on “all sides.” But while Marco Rubio, Cory Gardner,…

RACE UPDATE: Elections Analyst Moves MN-GOV to Lean Dem

Dem Bench is ‘Quite Strong’, GOP Recruiting Problem Persists Today, elections analysts at the University of Virginia’s Sabato’s Crystal Ball changed their rating in Minnesota’s governor’s race from “Toss-up” to “Leans Democratic.” The combination of a strong slate of candidates, the state’s natural Democratic tilt, a set of popular Democratic officials currently elected statewide makes…

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