After yesterday’s historic bipartisan budget votes by the Illinois House, Do Your Job, Inc. is asking Governor Rauner to stop obfuscating responsibility, put politics aside and do his job in a new ad which will air on broadcast and digital platforms.
During the governor’s self-inflicted budget crisis, Illinois has experienced what former republican Gov. Jim Edgar described as the worst condition he can ever remember including the state’s tenure during disgraced former Governor Rod Blagojevich. Now, Gov. Rauner has engaged in a campaign spree blaming everyone but himself for a tax increase he supported for months. Rauner’s political apparatuses have also chimed in with threats of political retribution and dog-whistle politics.
Moving forward, the Governor can do his job by ensuring schools in Illinois are equitably funded. The legislature has passed Senate Bill 1, which Rauner overwhelmingly supports - to the tune of 90 percent per his education czar - but refuses to sign for what many perceive to be political reasons.
Do Your Job, Inc. is led by IL Sen. Michael E. Hastings of South Suburban Cook County, IL Rep. Lou Lang of Skokie and Illinois AFL-CIO President Michael T. Carrigan.
Last week, he tweeted. After 3 years of stalling, Governor Rauner said he was at his desk and ready to sign a budget. So Democrats and Republicans put politics aside sending Rauner a balanced, bipartisan budget. After 30,000 lost jobs, 15 billion in unpaid bills, schools faced with not reopening, it came down to one man. By vetoing the bipartisan budget, Rauner was the only obstacle to progress. Tell Rauner, next time, do your job.
Really? Did Rauner’s people write this ad? Rauner’s opponents are going to spend money to remind the general public that the only person standing between them and the unpopular tax increase they’re about to face was Rauner?
==? Rauner’s opponents are going to spend money to remind the general public that the only person standing between them and the unpopular tax increase they’re about to face was Rauner?==
You’re gonna have to show me the part where they mention the tax hike.
Watch without sound test: First 10 seconds looks like Rauner’s working. Next 10 seconds looks like Repubs and Dems together did something, then bad things followed. Last 10 seconds, Rauner’s working again, then says he’s an obstacle to progress. Grade F or very weak D
@Arsenal Gotta watch it like an average person glancing at the tube during the newscast or ballgame while dog’s barking and kids are running around. You’re watching it like a political insider who follows Twitter and comments on this blog.
Watch without sound test: First 10 seconds looks like Rauner’s working. Next 10 seconds looks like Repubs and Dems together did something, then bad things followed. Last 10 seconds, Rauner’s working again, then says he’s an obstacle to progress. … ===
Lots of undisputed truth here.
For me and my take and grade…
The “do your job” meme and the last 10 seconds of the ad, when silent, made me wonder “why are they asking Rauner to do his job?”.
Take away the last 10 seconds, as a silent…. lots missing, but that last 10 seconds are that important.
Arsenal - but the rub is that “Do Your Job Inc.” never has to say it. People will know about the tax increase. And since media companies usually lump these ad buys together then it is plausible for a Rauner or ILGOP ad about “Tax Hike Mike” will air before or after.
==Gotta watch it like an average person glancing at the tube during the newscast or ballgame while dog’s barking and kids are running around.==
Which is where I go back to the first 10 seconds being all shadowy silhouettes.
==but the rub is that “Do Your Job Inc.” never has to say it. People will know about the tax increase.==
THIS is “not watching it like an average person glancing at the tube during the newscast or ballgame while dog’s barking and kids are running around”. You can’t count on viewers assuming anything not actually presented in the spot.
Rich - not to be dense but I do not quite understand your point. I was responding to Arsenal stating that they do not talk about the tax hike. I think people already know about that - or will soon.
In favor of the message, could be a little stronger though. It is only 2017. It is too early for all the victims of Governor Rauner’s veto to come out and speak. Those ads will be a little stronger i think.
Solid ad. Effective. Need more of these as Rauner and the media outlets he controls have for too long been framing the narrative. Finally a counter-punch that hits the target.
==I think people already know about that - or will soon.==
But they won’t put it in the context of this ad, not with all the distractions that Reality Check rightly cites.
In fact, you just watch, some people will blame Rauner for the tax hike, with varying degrees of plausibility to their argument. Hell, Proft already is.
Not loving it. Watched it twice, with and without sound. It’s a fairly flattering photo of Rauner — the two lamps making the “burning the midnight oil” case. The lost jobs part actually shows people working — kind of confusing. Same problem with the stacks of money. I love that the anti-Rauner folks are getting out there, but this messaging is not working for me.
= I was responding to Arsenal stating that they do not talk about the tax hike. I think people already know about that - or will soon.=
Rauner told us that a tax hike wasn’t necessary and we could roll back the rate. He then had 2.5 years to show his math and was unable to do so.
I have no doubt that there will be those that reduce this to Madigan raises taxes and Rauner cuts them. But nothing was going to convince those folks otherwise anyway. Those beliefs are engrained. The real issue is that we elected the governor to do a job and he’s failed at it. Quite spectacularly even. That’s the point that this ad delivers on.
It’s pretty tame and doesn’t really go for the jugular. I know it’s backed by labor, but the first “consequence” they start with is lost jobs with a road worker visual. I’m sure everyone was thinking “what will happen to all those poor construction workers?”. A focus on services that were cut for sick, disabled, foster kids, women and children impacted by domestic violence, homeless, etc.. would probably be more impactful than this.
He sure does. My Facebook friends aren’t complaining about no budget, they’re mad about the tax hike. A bunch of them are state employees too. Democrats have an uphill battle.
=My Facebook friends aren’t complaining about no budget, they’re mad about the tax hike.=
Find me someone who doesn’t complain about taxes. It’s a national pastime.
The problem is that Rauner didn’t keep the tax hike from happening. He didn’t even get the reforms that he promised would get the state booming. He got nothing.
So exactly what will he be running on? Let me finish the job that I couldn’t even start? And if he suggests that we can roll back the recently passed tax increase he’ll deserve all of the ridicule he gets.
He couldn’t work with Madigan to get an acceptable deal in his first four years, what could he possibly say that would convince us that the next four years would be any different? The “shake things up” shtick won’t work this time around.
A question for Rep. Lou Lang of Skokie, did you vote for the Edgar pension ramp or for any legislation that did not fully fund the pensions each year? Have you ever sponsored a bill to fund the unfunded retiree healthcare? Your biography says you been a representative since 1987 so you are culprit with Michael Madigan in making the mess that drove this State to the abyss caused by the pension mess.
And he lost to Clinton by 1M votes in Illinois after-all.
I’m not saying that Rauner doesn’t have a path to victory particularly since his opponents will have their own set of challenges and Rauner is a very effective campaigner, maybe one of the best I’ve ever seen. But simply running a campaign that continually uses the word “Madigan” doesn’t seem like the path that gets him there. The difficult thing for me at this point is that I can’t see any other viable message.
I often agree with OW on the ratings of these things, but I think Robert the 1st is right.
Rauner WANTS to own the veto. He’s going to ride on the message of Rauner as the guy who tried to stop those dag-gummit “irresponsible politicians” from reaching into your pockets instead of fixin’ anythin’.
At most this ad is a feel-good piece for folks that are tuned-in to all the budget machinations of the last couple years and tuned-out to Rauner’s PR games. It might gin up the Dem base, but it surely won’t convince any fence-sitters–if there’s any left at this point.
=The problem is that Rauner didn’t keep the tax hike from happening. He didn’t even get the reforms that he promised would get the state booming.=
That’s true but what will his opponents campaign on? We stopped all reforms and jacked your taxes even with this ineffective governor trying to do otherwise?
Before this week I thought Rauner was one and done (terms). Not now.
- The Captain - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 1:39 pm:
Really? Did Rauner’s people write this ad? Rauner’s opponents are going to spend money to remind the general public that the only person standing between them and the unpopular tax increase they’re about to face was Rauner?
Can’t anyone play this game?
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 1:41 pm:
This.
All day this.
Rauner owns his veto, Rauner has no budget.
“Next time, do your job”… that’s the whole ball of whacks.
Got stay in this sweet spot, gotta embrace the “Bruce Rauner fails”
Solid “A”… the tweet bit to frame it is priceless.
Well done.
- Arsenal - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 1:41 pm:
==? Rauner’s opponents are going to spend money to remind the general public that the only person standing between them and the unpopular tax increase they’re about to face was Rauner?==
You’re gonna have to show me the part where they mention the tax hike.
- Anon221 - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 1:42 pm:
This was good: “The legislature has passed Senate Bill 1, which Rauner overwhelmingly supports…”.
This tees Do Your Job up for what will be the next major issue for Illinois- whether or not the school funding “MOU” gets implemented.
- Reality Check - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 1:43 pm:
Watch without sound test: First 10 seconds looks like Rauner’s working. Next 10 seconds looks like Repubs and Dems together did something, then bad things followed. Last 10 seconds, Rauner’s working again, then says he’s an obstacle to progress. Grade F or very weak D
- Arsenal - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 1:45 pm:
==First 10 seconds looks like Rauner’s working.==
That’s what you get out of a shadowy silhouette pulling back into a tweet?
Swear to dog, some of you guys work way too hard to find reasons these ads are good for the guys they attack.
- Reality Check - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 1:50 pm:
@Arsenal Gotta watch it like an average person glancing at the tube during the newscast or ballgame while dog’s barking and kids are running around. You’re watching it like a political insider who follows Twitter and comments on this blog.
- d.p.gumby - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 1:52 pm:
Are voters going to separate Brucie from T-45?
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 1:54 pm:
===- Reality Check - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 1:43 pm
Watch without sound test: First 10 seconds looks like Rauner’s working. Next 10 seconds looks like Repubs and Dems together did something, then bad things followed. Last 10 seconds, Rauner’s working again, then says he’s an obstacle to progress. … ===
Lots of undisputed truth here.
For me and my take and grade…
The “do your job” meme and the last 10 seconds of the ad, when silent, made me wonder “why are they asking Rauner to do his job?”.
Take away the last 10 seconds, as a silent…. lots missing, but that last 10 seconds are that important.
- Real - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 1:55 pm:
Soldid A
To you people over anyalizing this vodeo it works. Nobody would think this is about Rauner working.
- Curl of the Burl - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 1:56 pm:
Arsenal - but the rub is that “Do Your Job Inc.” never has to say it. People will know about the tax increase. And since media companies usually lump these ad buys together then it is plausible for a Rauner or ILGOP ad about “Tax Hike Mike” will air before or after.
- Rich Miller - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 1:58 pm:
Curl, don’t count on people to think much during TV ads. It doesn’t happen often.
- Arsenal - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 2:01 pm:
==Gotta watch it like an average person glancing at the tube during the newscast or ballgame while dog’s barking and kids are running around.==
Which is where I go back to the first 10 seconds being all shadowy silhouettes.
==but the rub is that “Do Your Job Inc.” never has to say it. People will know about the tax increase.==
THIS is “not watching it like an average person glancing at the tube during the newscast or ballgame while dog’s barking and kids are running around”. You can’t count on viewers assuming anything not actually presented in the spot.
- Curl of the Burl - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 2:01 pm:
Rich - not to be dense but I do not quite understand your point. I was responding to Arsenal stating that they do not talk about the tax hike. I think people already know about that - or will soon.
- 360 Degree TurnAround - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 2:04 pm:
In favor of the message, could be a little stronger though. It is only 2017. It is too early for all the victims of Governor Rauner’s veto to come out and speak. Those ads will be a little stronger i think.
- Steve Rogers - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 2:09 pm:
Solid ad. Effective. Need more of these as Rauner and the media outlets he controls have for too long been framing the narrative. Finally a counter-punch that hits the target.
- Arsenal - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 2:10 pm:
==I think people already know about that - or will soon.==
But they won’t put it in the context of this ad, not with all the distractions that Reality Check rightly cites.
In fact, you just watch, some people will blame Rauner for the tax hike, with varying degrees of plausibility to their argument. Hell, Proft already is.
- CookR - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 2:11 pm:
Weren’t the Dem NO votes an “obstacle to progress”?
- Hit or Miss - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 2:16 pm:
I give the ad a solid A. It is simple and to the point.
- Norseman - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 2:36 pm:
I hope they can find the $ to continue running ads like this.
- In 630 - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 2:43 pm:
C. With Reality Check on the visuals- no visceral punch to it. The audio was stronger, but not direct enough.
Just say “last week he said he was ready to sign a budget” and show the text of the tweet.
Short declarative sentences. “He vetoed the bipartisan budget. He was the obstacle to progress” Not “by vetoing the bi-partisan budget, etc”
- Soccermom - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 2:49 pm:
Not loving it. Watched it twice, with and without sound. It’s a fairly flattering photo of Rauner — the two lamps making the “burning the midnight oil” case. The lost jobs part actually shows people working — kind of confusing. Same problem with the stacks of money. I love that the anti-Rauner folks are getting out there, but this messaging is not working for me.
- Pundent - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 2:56 pm:
= I was responding to Arsenal stating that they do not talk about the tax hike. I think people already know about that - or will soon.=
Rauner told us that a tax hike wasn’t necessary and we could roll back the rate. He then had 2.5 years to show his math and was unable to do so.
I have no doubt that there will be those that reduce this to Madigan raises taxes and Rauner cuts them. But nothing was going to convince those folks otherwise anyway. Those beliefs are engrained. The real issue is that we elected the governor to do a job and he’s failed at it. Quite spectacularly even. That’s the point that this ad delivers on.
- TopHatMonocle - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 3:11 pm:
It’s pretty tame and doesn’t really go for the jugular. I know it’s backed by labor, but the first “consequence” they start with is lost jobs with a road worker visual. I’m sure everyone was thinking “what will happen to all those poor construction workers?”. A focus on services that were cut for sick, disabled, foster kids, women and children impacted by domestic violence, homeless, etc.. would probably be more impactful than this.
- Chicago Cynic - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 3:22 pm:
I’m with Soccermom. I thought it was meh. Didn’t like the VO or the music. Not enough drama.
- wordslinger - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 3:24 pm:
How do you mention Rauner tweeting without mentioning Trump?
Look at these spreads:
2016 Illinois Presidential:
Clinton: 3.1M
Trump 2.1M
2014 Illinoisn Governor
Rauner: 1.82M
Quinn: 1.68M
1.4 million more votes for Clinton than Quinn; just 300K more votes from Trump than Rauner.
You think it might be a good idea increase turnout by appealing to those who voted against Trump?
Have you noticed that Rauner is scared to death to be associated with Trump, won’t even say his name?
Not rocket science to hammer Trump/Rauner all day, every day.
- Robert the 1st - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 3:26 pm:
=Rauner owns his veto=
He sure does. My Facebook friends aren’t complaining about no budget, they’re mad about the tax hike. A bunch of them are state employees too. Democrats have an uphill battle.
- Pundent - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 3:33 pm:
=My Facebook friends aren’t complaining about no budget, they’re mad about the tax hike.=
Find me someone who doesn’t complain about taxes. It’s a national pastime.
The problem is that Rauner didn’t keep the tax hike from happening. He didn’t even get the reforms that he promised would get the state booming. He got nothing.
So exactly what will he be running on? Let me finish the job that I couldn’t even start? And if he suggests that we can roll back the recently passed tax increase he’ll deserve all of the ridicule he gets.
He couldn’t work with Madigan to get an acceptable deal in his first four years, what could he possibly say that would convince us that the next four years would be any different? The “shake things up” shtick won’t work this time around.
- Arock - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 3:34 pm:
A question for Rep. Lou Lang of Skokie, did you vote for the Edgar pension ramp or for any legislation that did not fully fund the pensions each year? Have you ever sponsored a bill to fund the unfunded retiree healthcare? Your biography says you been a representative since 1987 so you are culprit with Michael Madigan in making the mess that drove this State to the abyss caused by the pension mess.
- Robert the 1st - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 3:37 pm:
That’s all true. But most people complain about taxes on FB, they don’t comment here.
Rauner will say he vetoed the tax. His agenda was blocked by the obstructionist Democrats.
Remember that Trump is president after-all…
#TaxHikeMike
- Pundent - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 4:11 pm:
=Remember that Trump is president after-all… =
And he lost to Clinton by 1M votes in Illinois after-all.
I’m not saying that Rauner doesn’t have a path to victory particularly since his opponents will have their own set of challenges and Rauner is a very effective campaigner, maybe one of the best I’ve ever seen. But simply running a campaign that continually uses the word “Madigan” doesn’t seem like the path that gets him there. The difficult thing for me at this point is that I can’t see any other viable message.
- Chicago_Downstater - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 4:11 pm:
I often agree with OW on the ratings of these things, but I think Robert the 1st is right.
Rauner WANTS to own the veto. He’s going to ride on the message of Rauner as the guy who tried to stop those dag-gummit “irresponsible politicians” from reaching into your pockets instead of fixin’ anythin’.
At most this ad is a feel-good piece for folks that are tuned-in to all the budget machinations of the last couple years and tuned-out to Rauner’s PR games. It might gin up the Dem base, but it surely won’t convince any fence-sitters–if there’s any left at this point.
I give it a C at best.
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 4:17 pm:
===Rauner WANTS to own the veto===
Depends how that veto finally gets framed in 17 months?
Never know.
Thanks for the kind words.
- Robert the 1st - Friday, Jul 7, 17 @ 4:35 pm:
=The problem is that Rauner didn’t keep the tax hike from happening. He didn’t even get the reforms that he promised would get the state booming.=
That’s true but what will his opponents campaign on? We stopped all reforms and jacked your taxes even with this ineffective governor trying to do otherwise?
Before this week I thought Rauner was one and done (terms). Not now.