* Today is a state holiday, but I forgot to shut down comments. Oops. Sorry about that. Instead of a song, here’s a story from Greg Hinz about how Bruce Rauner’s campaign already has a response ad on the airwaves…
The response ad says suggestions that Mr. Rauner profited from his connections to convicted political fixer Stuart Levine — who was on the payroll of a company partially owned by Mr. Rauner’s firm, at $25,000 a month — have been “dismissed” by the Chicago Tribune, which took a look at them.
These “false attacks come from ‘allies’ of incumbent Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn “and Springfield insiders, so you know they must be worried,” the ad proclaims. But the Rauner critics “are right” that he’ll cut wasteful spending and push term limits, Mr. Rauner himself declares in the spot.
The Tribune did indeed label some charges involving Mr. Rauner and Mr. Levine “tenuous at best.” But other reporters, including this one, have questioned whether Mr. Rauner really didn’t know he was paying Mr. Levine at the same time that Mr. Rauner personally solicited investment work from a huge state pension fund on whose board Mr. Levine served.
* The ad, which we’ll talk about tomorrow…
…Adding… Discuss away.
