* To commemorate the one-year anniversary of his inauguration, Gov. JB Pritkzer’s campaign committee is mailing out a booklet today.

Its not a traditional campaign mailer. It’s not “poll-tested” and it’s not being widely distributed. According to Pritkzer’s top campaign person Quentin Fulks, the booklet is being mailed to “key stakeholders” and party leaders to make them aware of the governor’s accomplishments.

* Click the booklet’s front cover to read it yourself…

The thing is packed with info like this…

Progress Towards Improving Health Outcomes

Expanded healthcare to 120,000 more Illinoisans with bipartisan reforms to eliminate the Medicaid backlog
Capped the price of insulin to help reduce the cost of a life-saving medicine
Raised the age to buy tobacco and nicotine products to 21
Improved the quality of care for seniors through better funding for nursing homes and in-home care
Protected an individual’s right to make decisions about their own reproductive health
Strengthened critical access to hospitals in rural downstate communities
Put in place the Getting to Zero plan to end the HIV epidemic in a decade
Implemented a managed care organization assessment that will bring in $500 million of new federal funding to Medicaid
Fully funded the reconstruction of Quincy Veterans’ Home and restarted work on the long-delayed 200-bed Chicago

Most people, even politically involved people either didn’t know about some of that stuff or maybe forgot about it. So, it’ll probably be helpful.

Anyway, rate it.

       

11 Comments - Wouldya Look at it! - Thursday, Jan 16, 20 @ 1:01 pm: From a strictly graphic design/layout point of view it’s a 10/10 - Tootie - Thursday, Jan 16, 20 @ 1:02 pm: This is a well done reminder of a pretty impressive list of accomplishments. But since it’s being targeted to “key stakeholders,” they probably should have given a little more credit to the General Assembly. A lot of the accomplishments listed were initiated by legislators, many of whom are feeling a bit beat up right now. Not to mention, the governor might have a little trouble brewing among senate Dems. Some don’t appreciate his meddling in the race for president and all of them are ticked off about how John Sullivan was treated. - Ok - Thursday, Jan 16, 20 @ 1:29 pm: A little over-designed - JS Mill - Thursday, Jan 16, 20 @ 1:58 pm: Better that the prior admin who’s slogan seemed to be “We’re better than you”. - Wylie Coyote - Thursday, Jan 16, 20 @ 2:03 pm: Looks like they used a pic of JB when he was 80 pounds lighter…… - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jan 16, 20 @ 2:15 pm: It’s pretty good, it’s intended target(s), (“key stakeholders” and party leaders ) should give it more than a passing glance, and the message of actual accomplishments versus the governor’s predecessor who liked obstruction as a weapon to break wills, it’s refreshing for those in the mail universe to see and hold a document showing them things getting done. Probably a “B+”, a but too nit-picky I am on these things, thus it’s not an A - Blue Dog Dem - Thursday, Jan 16, 20 @ 2:27 pm: Very good stuff. Right out of the Trump playbook. - Skeptic - Thursday, Jan 16, 20 @ 2:37 pm: “who’s slogan seemed to be “We’re better than you”. You forgot the “f-in’ problem” part. - Responsa - Thursday, Jan 16, 20 @ 3:20 pm: “After years of mismanagement and neglect…..” Whooeee. Overall it’s not a bad effort (B-) but it really is too long. Way more trees gave their lives than was necessary to get the job done. People notice these things. - JoanP - Thursday, Jan 16, 20 @ 3:26 pm: Oy. Keep the governor, fire whoever designed that thing. That yellow is eye-searing. Four different combinations of colors for “10 Key Successes” is three two many. And I will never like white text on a dark background, or blue on blue. The content may be great, but it’s way too difficult to read. Too much going on. - dbk - Thursday, Jan 16, 20 @ 3:55 pm: –Keep the governor, fire whoever designed that thing– Agree, way too busy even for - or particularly for - “major” stakeholders. Doesn’t have to be super-slick but it could be sleeker - all those accomplishments deserved a more thoughtful and elegant presentation format. Sorry, comments for this post are now closed.