IMPACT JOURNALISM: SEC regulators bust Illinois GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner over pay-to-play investigation we broke in 2014. Original story here: https://t.co/Cw3GRiEJSg New SEC action here: https://t.co/gYInsxvl8J
Upon further review, SEC actually sanctioned firm that did biz with TRS. Member of the firm gave money to Rauner campaign, but that was refunded upon request. Firm was prohibited from doing biz with TRS for 2 years under pay2play rule. But kept going. Firm penalized $120,000 https://t.co/N33kXCJfct
Democrats have two simple ways to beat Rauner -
Promise free stuff
Remind voters how much Rauner failed.
Not this.
Not “profitted from caging children”, or “pay2play fines”, or “Bruce is Trump Jr.”
Because doing that doesn’t win votes. You don’t need to scare voters with scare stories.
Just promise free stuff and remind voters what a horrible governor we have with Rauner.
Did you ever think a majority of Illinois residents, of both parties, desperately want a Speaker and leader of the Democratic party in Illinois who is capable of compromising with Governor Rauner?
The Speaker’s approval rating dictates that a majority of Democratic voters would like to Fire Madigan. He has failed to move one inch from his positions in the past 3 1/2 years.
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jul 12, 18 @ 10:11 am:
“IMPACT JOURNALISM”
- Arsenal - Thursday, Jul 12, 18 @ 10:11 am:
That’s Sirota for ya.
- WSJ Paywall - Thursday, Jul 12, 18 @ 10:14 am:
Never understood why anyone would take him seriously.
- Louis G. Atsaves - Thursday, Jul 12, 18 @ 10:52 am:
Just read the SEC report. Does this reporter even understand what it says?
- Arsenal - Thursday, Jul 12, 18 @ 11:03 am:
==Does this reporter even understand what it says?==
“Reporter”.
- Zeep bow - Thursday, Jul 12, 18 @ 11:07 am:
But Rich, it says right there: IMPACT JOURNALISM
Isn’t that enough to get a Pulitzer???
- ughh - Thursday, Jul 12, 18 @ 11:19 am:
When you have to describe yourself as impactful, you probably aren’t.
- Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Jul 12, 18 @ 11:54 am:
And the guy wonders why he can’t keep a job.
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Jul 12, 18 @ 12:49 pm:
Democrats have two simple ways to beat Rauner -
Promise free stuff
Remind voters how much Rauner failed.
Not this.
Not “profitted from caging children”, or “pay2play fines”, or “Bruce is Trump Jr.”
Because doing that doesn’t win votes. You don’t need to scare voters with scare stories.
Just promise free stuff and remind voters what a horrible governor we have with Rauner.
Give voters a reason to vote for you.
Simple.
- Arsenal - Thursday, Jul 12, 18 @ 3:03 pm:
==Democrats have two simple ways to beat Rauner==
Sirota ain’t trying to help Democrats.
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jul 12, 18 @ 6:36 pm:
Did you ever think a majority of Illinois residents, of both parties, desperately want a Speaker and leader of the Democratic party in Illinois who is capable of compromising with Governor Rauner?
The Speaker’s approval rating dictates that a majority of Democratic voters would like to Fire Madigan. He has failed to move one inch from his positions in the past 3 1/2 years.