* Gov. Rauner did a couple of interviews yesterday. Here he is talking to the Joliet paper…
Herald-News: The Grundy County State’s Attorney Jason Helland is running for Secretary of State. Do you have thoughts on him?
Rauner: The one person that I’m really advocating strongly for is Erika Harold to be Attorney General. There are other competitive races where I’m not taking an active position one way or another. Erika Harold is the one where I’m very – and Darlene Senger for comptroller. We’ve got to have a comptroller who is independent of Madigan.
He apparently needs to memorize his new campaign talking points.
- Norseman - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 9:28 am:
Rauner’s not in charge of his new campaign talking points.
- Huh? - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 9:29 am:
So 1.4% isn’t focused on his campaign?
- Cubs in '16 - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 9:30 am:
No, we’ve got to have a comptroller who’s independent of you dude.
- Saluki - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 9:31 am:
Rumblin, bumblin, and stumblin….
- Sonny - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 9:36 am:
Can’t wait to see all his evidence of collusion.
- Dance Band on the Titanic - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 9:37 am:
Meanwhile, Ives is only focused on one race.
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 9:44 am:
Poor Helland. Treated like legislative republicans , expendable.
- Pelonski - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 9:45 am:
Is it me, or does he sound a little bit like Steve Martin from the end of The Jerk, there?
- Rabid - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 9:46 am:
“there are other competitive races where I’m not taking an active postion one way or another”, your primary race
- Henry Francis - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 9:50 am:
Focus Amanda . . . Focus
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 9:56 am:
Helland is the only Republican running for Secretary of State. It’s odd that Rauner immediately changed the subject on a direct question about him. Is there a fall out between Helland and the Governor?
- Nick Name - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 10:04 am:
===We’ve got to have a comptroller who is independent of Madigan.===
With these people, accusation is always confession.
- Rabid - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 10:16 am:
Rauners crowning moment
- Arsenal - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 10:42 am:
It’s kind of crazy that Frerichs wins ‘14 by something like 1000 votes and doesn’t get a serious challenger.
- 47th Ward - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 11:04 am:
Our chief weapon is surprise…surprise and fear.. .fear and surprise…. Our two weapons are fear and surprise…and ruthless efficiency…. Our * three* weapons are fear, and surprise …
- wordslinger - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 11:13 am:
So much for SOS and treasurer. All those millions, and not even going to try and back candidates against the very wounded Preckwinkle and Berrios.
He’s not party building. It’s a cult of personality.
- Norseman - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 11:16 am:
=== It’s kind of crazy that Frerichs … doesn’t get a serious challenger ===
I guess GOP pols figure that it’s a pretty tall order to take on Frerichs.
Sorry, couldn’t help it.
- Sigh - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 11:16 am:
Oh, that Bruce Rauner, he is such an advocate for women. {sigh}
- Honeybear - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 11:30 am:
Rauner only needs two
For perfidy
- Rutro - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 12:11 pm:
47th ward wins the day.
- DarkHorse - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 12:51 pm:
Makes me a lot less likley to vote for Harold.
Wonder how much dough he’ll kick in to Harold’s Campaign, besides the “in kind” baloney.
- Annonin' - Thursday, Jan 4, 18 @ 1:45 pm:
Can’t imagine how bad Helland must feel. Shaw/IPI reporter tosses up softball and GovJunk names every candidate but him and Slip&Sue. Yikes.
- Rabid - Friday, Jan 5, 18 @ 8:05 am:
Lisa pulls the rug out from under Bruce, govenor junk and honey boo boo are on the card to tag team the madigans