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Pritzker contributes $1 million to AG Raoul’s campaign

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* Click here for the A-1 report.

Since the start of this quarter on July 1, Raoul had reported raising just $475K until today. He began the quarter with $1.1 million.

* Meanwhile, soon after Tom Devore fled his own press conference because of a single protestor, the Republican attorney general nominee attended the City Club luncheon for House Speaker Chris Welch’s speech. DeVore even submitted a question, but a problem arose when the moderator couldn’t read his handwriting. I kid you not…

Full video is here.

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Sep 28, 22 @ 5:16 pm

Comments

There’s a lesson in this for all of us: Don’t accept questions written in crayon.

– MrJM

Comment by MisterJayEm Wednesday, Sep 28, 22 @ 5:32 pm
Good strategy.

Comment by Yellow Dog Democrat Wednesday, Sep 28, 22 @ 5:34 pm
JB’s folks did an intervention last time to get Kwame elected. It’s kind of sad that he needed another intervention of $$. Time to stand on his own two feet.

Comment by New Day Wednesday, Sep 28, 22 @ 5:52 pm
Glad to see JB finally putting his money behind somebody who will help improve the quality of our public discourse. We are so lucky to have Kwame.

Comment by Peanut Gallery Wednesday, Sep 28, 22 @ 6:00 pm
That’s good money used for a good reason.

Can’t take anything for granted, campaigns aren’t like that.

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Sep 28, 22 @ 6:12 pm
This is genuinely the strangest time to be alive…

Comment by Lulu in Lake Wednesday, Sep 28, 22 @ 7:30 pm
I thought the guy was running for Attorney General, not the Surgeon General.

(That may be the greatest dad joke I ever came up.)

Comment by Just Me 2 Wednesday, Sep 28, 22 @ 9:16 pm
Just a man of the people.

Comment by Trap Wednesday, Sep 28, 22 @ 9:53 pm

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