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* Until today’s announcement that she’d be Bruce Rauner’s running mate, Evelyn Sanguinetti called herself Evelyn Pacino Sanguinetti and featured Rauner opponent Kirk Dillard on her Facebook page

Many thanks to Senator Dillard for his words of Republican encouragement at RNHA, DuPage, meet and greet prior to Lincoln Day Dinner.

* Let’s welcome her to the race with a photo she posted of herself with Dillard

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:52 am

Comments

  1. “Bruce Rauner chooses his Lt. Governor running mate. Rumor is she was not his first choice and he was not her first choice.”

    Comment by Jaded Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:03 am

  2. Are you looking at me?

    Comment by Anon Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:03 am

  3. Mr. Dillard, Will you sign this nominating petition?

    Comment by Bill White Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:10 am

  4. Things work out, I can probably get you a job Kirk.

    Comment by A guy... Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:10 am

  5. - Jaded -!

    Well played.

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:10 am

  6. A well-qualified and great choice for Lt. Governor pictured here with a first term Wheaton City Council member.

    Comment by 47th Ward Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:24 am

  7. “See ya around, Kirk …”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:25 am

  8. Dillard plants mole in Rauner camp.

    Comment by AFSCME Steward Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:26 am

  9. “You may also know me by my nickname: Mata Hari.”

    Comment by Grandson of Man Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:27 am

  10. “See how easy it is to use Photoshop! Just remove one gubernatorial candidate and replace with another. Here, Evelyn, you try it!”

    Comment by Nearly Normal Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:31 am

  11. “Evelyn, please take that knife out of my back.”

    Comment by Norseman Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:31 am

  12. Two people who will be practicing law full time this time next year.

    Comment by too obvious Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:31 am

  13. Announced on Monday that I’m runnin’ with Bruce
    Da-do-Raun-Raun
    Da-do-Raun-Raun
    Kirk’s gonna regret not givin’ me the juice
    Da-do-Raun-Raun
    Da-do-Raun Raun

    Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:32 am

  14. “great looking couple…”

    Comment by downstate commissioner Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:32 am

  15. The case being made that two is actually the loneliest number.

    Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:33 am

  16. Evelyn: Little known fact. He still owes me $200,000, too.

    Comment by hisgirlfriday Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:42 am

  17. Bloody brilliant choice

    Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:50 am

  18. editorial note: voters can take this picture and rip it right down the center to see the effects in DuPage County on the Governor’s race.

    So, was this Rutherford or Brady’s choice for Rauner? Surely that has to be reported as some sort of In Kind contribution to one or both of them.

    Comment by Amuzing Myself Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:51 am

  19. “C’mon Kirk, it’s not too late to get a questionably qualified running mate. Everybody’s doing it. Please?”

    Comment by Ron Burgundy Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:53 am

  20. KD: “Sorry Evelyn, you weren’t our first choice.”

    Comment by walkinfool Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:53 am

  21. Dillard meets with another fallback choice for when Erika Harold rejects him.

    Comment by GOPgal Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:53 am

  22. “When it comes to bipartisanship, Evelyn, I can’t be beat. After all, I did a campaign ad for Barack Obama.”

    “That’s nothing, Kirk — I’m running with Bruce Rauner.”

    – MrJM

    Comment by MrJM Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:57 am

  23. “I’m just practicing my photo op before posing with my running mate. Thanks, Kirk, you’re such a good sport!”

    Comment by Wensicia Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:07 am

  24. And the DuPage Homecoming King and Queen are ….

    Comment by Pete Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:11 am

  25. Evelyn, did I ever tell you how Jim Edgar and I also used to color coordinate when I served as his chief of staff?

    Comment by too obvious Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:24 am

  26. Evelyn, do you think Bruce could float me some cash? I’m good for it, just ask Ron Gidwitz…on second thought maybe don’t ask Ron Gidwitz.

    Comment by too obvious Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:27 am

  27. This woman covers all bases.Two Italian last names, plus she’s also a Latina. And a picture with the guy she dumped. If I was BR I would
    watch my back. I like her!

    Comment by Mokenavince Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:30 am

  28. “I like both of these guys, but Rauner has more money so I’m going with him.”

    Comment by NW Illinois Democrat Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:34 am

  29. My heart is with Dillard and his pro-life values. But my head is with Rauner and all that cash to travel first class around the state promoting me and BR.

    Comment by Jon Zahm Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:41 am

  30. Too Obvious is burning up the place today. Definitely has the lead.

    Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:42 am

  31. Pears before swine. Or is that beads before lard?

    Comment by Anonymour Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:46 am

  32. “If only you would wear a Carhart….”

    Comment by OurMagician Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:50 am

  33. “And finally tonight … Illinois Politics ‘Where are they now’…”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:53 am

  34. ” Funeral Black Attire is Premonition of Political Doom” ” They’re Both Losers”

    says L’Erable Legal-Record , Statehouse Reporter , Louie Longbranch

    Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:58 am

  35. (Immediately after the photo is taken, and both at the same time to each other.)

    “You want me to sign the print of this and send to you?”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 12:25 pm

  36. Deer, meet headlights.

    Comment by Archiesmom Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 12:30 pm

  37. “Jesus turned water into wine. I’m about to turn LARD into dough.”

    Comment by Arthur Andersen Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 12:31 pm

  38. “Brady - Check, Rutherford - Check, now, just got Dillard. I just need Rauner for kitchen placemat set. He must know I am looking for him, Bruce just left a voice mail …”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 12:59 pm

  39. Photobombed him!!!

    Comment by the unknown poster Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 1:05 pm

  40. Nice smile. I hear she does a mean Mama Mancini LaSagne too!

    Comment by I'm Strapped Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 1:15 pm

  41. Senator Kirk Dillard is pictured here with - oh crud who is she again ?

    Comment by Siriusly Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 1:17 pm

  42. “Like my necklace Kirk?”
    “It was made of coal until Jim Edgar sat on it!”

    Comment by VanillaMan Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 1:29 pm

  43. Dillard - “Evelyn, Good luck tring to get your name on a Yard Sign. I shaded 2 letters and look how that went…”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 1:45 pm

  44. Hasta la vista, Kirk baby

    Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 2:11 pm

  45. Evelyn and Kirk:

    DuPage isn’t big enough to settle this score!

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 3:51 pm

  46. Evelyn: Kirk, a picture?

    Kirk: Sure, hey, you need a sticker?

    E: No, I have one, thanks.

    K: Oh … so do you want to put it on for the picture?

    E: It’s too sticky, it was pulling on my coat.

    K: Yeah, we had that problem with that, but I have another one, so you want to just put it on for the picture?

    E: It doesn’t match OUR colors, look at us Kirk!

    K: You know it’s just a sticker

    E: Really, I understand, and I tell ya, I like a good sticker ..

    K: Well, here you go then…

    E: Kirk, I was just hoping for a picture …and can we take it away from your sign?

    K: Yeah, the “D-il-lard” thing, we are working on that, but the stickers… the stickers look real good, see …

    E: Senator, I would like a picture with you. Do you want to take a picture, or do I have to wear the sticker?

    K: Would be better with the sticker …I like stickers …

    E: Well, I don’t like stickers. Any. Stickers.

    K: But these are the new ones, you could be the …

    E: Senator! No! No to the sticker. I said it, there. Man, you can be pushy with the sickers..

    K: Is it the colors? Shape? Feedback is important.

    E: Smile?

    (picture taken)

    E: Man, Kirk, you are going to regret this. I just wanted a picture and look at all this I went through to get one silly picture.

    K: Do you want to take a sticker home? (snickers)

    E: You will regret this Senator Dillard…

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 4:02 pm

  47. …kind of makes one wonder how deeply loyal she can REALly be to her “new” Gubernatorial candidate…!

    Comment by Just The Way It Is One Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 7:38 pm

  48. Which one is the cardboard cutout prop?

    Comment by zatoichi Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 8:13 pm

  49. “Many thanks to Senator Dillard for his words of Republican encouragement…”

    …for revealing there are 101 counties not named Cook

    Comment by rwt Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:23 pm

  50. Kind gesture + nice photo + great message = Smart woman.

    Strap in, guys. I think a true contender might have just joined the party.

    Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:31 pm

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