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Tuesday, Sep 27, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller

* Pritzker campaign ad goes after the Proft papers and misinfo…

A viral snowstorm of misinformation online. Political ads disguised as newspapers. Darren Bailey and his allies incessantly spreading myths and obvious falsehoods.

There is no “Purge Law” in Illinois. The law allows judges to keep violent defendants behind bars. Convicted criminals currently in jail will not be released.

An entire campaign trying to scare you.

Darren Bailey: all lies, no solutions.

* And a doozy of an ad attacking Bailey…

Script…

Did you know Darren Bailey runs a school? And they use quite the curriculum.

Lessons like:

Women in the workforce have been harmful to America.
Evolution isn’t real.
Dinosaurs and humans were definitely on Earth at the same time.
Gay people have no more claims to special rights than child molesters or rapists.
The majority of slave holders treated their slaves well.

Class dismissed. Darren Bailey is too extreme for Illinois.

* The Question: Your ratings for each ad? Don’t forget to explain.

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Proft crops Beverly Miles firing allegation out of revised ad

Tuesday, Sep 27, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller

* We talked last week about the People Who Play by the Rules PAC ad featuring Beverly Miles, who ran for governor in the Democratic primary…

As retired military, the words ‘duty and honor’ mean everything to me. Those values mean nothing to Governor Pritzker, who tried to get me fired from my job as a nurse. People like me and you need to STAND UP to J.B. Pritzker’s mafia politics.

WGN and NBC Chicago pulled the ad down after legal threats by the Pritzker campaign. Pritzker flatly denies ever doing such a thing.

* Streetsblog Chicago co-editor John Greenfield notes that Miles previously said she couldn’t prove that Pritzker was the one who beefed about her allegedly violating the federal Hatch Act, and her attorney concurred…

Yep. Miles says in this ad "[Pritzker] tried to get me fired." But she previously told Patch, "I can't prove [Pritzker tried to get me fired.]" (1/2)https://t.co/iLDBEBC94D pic.twitter.com/GoajEbwdUX

— John Greenfield (@greenfieldjohn) September 27, 2022

Well, that’s not good. Sure appears actionable, unless they’ve uncovered some new evidence which they haven’t yet shared.

* I was watching Fox 32 Sunday evening and saw Proft’s Beverly Miles ad. I asked the Pritzker campaign about it, and the campaign’s legal team apparently reached out and gave the station until the end of business today to pull the ad off the air.

Well, according to the Pritzker campaign, this :15 spot is now running on the station and the firing allegation is not in it…

The punch has been taken out of it.

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Rate Sen. Duckworth’s first TV ad

Tuesday, Sep 27, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller

* Press release…

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today released her first campaign ad for her re-election to the U.S. Senate this November. In the ad titled “Sacrificing,” Duckworth highlights her work in holding big corporations accountable for their price gouging that hurts working families. Earlier this year, Duckworth introduced her Gas Price Gouging Prevention Act, which would stop big oil companies from excessively price gouging in times of crisis.

In 2022 amid Vladimir Putin’s war of choice in Ukraine, Big Oil companies blamed soaring gas prices on the conflict, but netted record profits to line the pockets of CEOs and shareholders while working families felt the burden the most.

In contrast, Duckworth highlights her and her family’s military service and their sacrifice as a way of life. Her father was a Vietnam Veteran and her family has served in uniform during every period of conflict in our nation’s history, dating back to before the Revolution. Duckworth is an Iraq War Veteran and Purple Heart recipient who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years before retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 2014.

* The spot…

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Open thread

Tuesday, Sep 27, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller

* Not that I’m encouraging it whatsoever, but this is for my good buddy Bruiser down in Fort Myers Beach…

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