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* From the Tribune’s campaign contribution app…
All in!! $1,500,000.00 from Rauner, Bruce to Citizens for Rauner, Inc. http://t.co/5ZgdW1YvGd
— Trib IL CampaignCash (@ILCampaignCash) August 1, 2014
Yesterday’s Rauner A-1 report listed 71 contributions, including $100,000 from John Childs of JW Childs.
posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Aug 1, 14 @ 10:24 am
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So is he bribing himself?
Comment by Obamas Puppy Friday, Aug 1, 14 @ 10:30 am
“All in!!”?
Not even close to “all”.
– MrJM
Comment by MrJM Friday, Aug 1, 14 @ 10:40 am
Ahh, more money to harass Libertarian petition signers at their homes. Haven’t seen any Rauner expenditures listed that are going to challengers Lou Atsaves and Gary Cole, nor have I seen Lou Atsaves or Gary Cole file the formation of their political committee to account for all the money being spent to kick candidates off the ballot. Sure hope they are following all the campaign finance rules, although it doesn’t look like it right now. All that money being spent on petition challenges that doesn’t show up on any political committee expenditures sure looks shady.
I can almost see the future press releases now. With the way Rauner is handling his efforts to remove candidates from the ballot, we may have another George Ryan or Rod Blagojevich on our hands if he is elected.
Comment by Jeff Trigg Friday, Aug 1, 14 @ 10:45 am
Some context: Friends of Blagojevich raised a total of $24 million from its inception through the end of 2002.
Comment by Snucka Friday, Aug 1, 14 @ 10:50 am
Oops… rest of context: Citizens for Rauner had raised $31 million as of today.
Comment by Snucka Friday, Aug 1, 14 @ 10:51 am
Wow now SSCFCU will ask for more
Comment by CircularFiringSquad Friday, Aug 1, 14 @ 10:53 am
BTW did anyone else Flip spent a 4 whole pages on farm policy — including a 1 page cover and a pledge to get those workless bums in DC to spend more on locks and dams….he did not explain the $600K tax write-off for ag losses in 2012
Comment by CircularFiringSquad Friday, Aug 1, 14 @ 10:56 am
Thanks, MrJM.
Rauner should and probably has budgeted $30 million out of his pocket for this race.
No sense in dropping $20 million to come up short.
The IEA poll shows he will have no coat tails in 2014. if he is serious about picking up legislative seats and one day the majority he will be spending $100 million over the next eight years anyway, might as well front load it.
Comment by Yellow Dog Democrat Friday, Aug 1, 14 @ 10:57 am
When I saw this post, hubris came to mind.
Comment by MikeMacD Friday, Aug 1, 14 @ 10:58 am
The Quinn grants to his voter base in South Cook and Chicago was $54,500,000.
Rauner is such an amateur!
Comment by VanillaMan Friday, Aug 1, 14 @ 11:02 am
The report also shows he picker the Ice Miller law firm clean — Durkie once parked there and they might be a state contractor
not
Plus “sell the planes ” Flip got +$20K in freebie airfar from Don Wilson and Paul Wood…guessing he flew coach
Comment by CircularFiringSquad Friday, Aug 1, 14 @ 11:03 am
Interest rates are so low now, he probably figures that he will get a comparably decent return on his investment as long as he can remain governor for the next 1000 years. It’s not that different from investing in college or training, which has a lifetime benefit, the only difference is that he has more money to work with and the expectation of an exceptionally long political career.
Comment by AC Friday, Aug 1, 14 @ 11:08 am
It’s good to be rich!
Comment by Norseman Friday, Aug 1, 14 @ 11:23 am
It’s certainly better than any alternative.
Comment by A guy... Friday, Aug 1, 14 @ 11:58 am
==Flip got +$20K in freebie airfar from Don Wilson and Paul Wood…guessing he flew coach
not==
Typically necessary for campaigns in a big State who don’t have access to State aircraft for campa….I mean “Official State Business”
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Aug 1, 14 @ 12:00 pm
1) Buy a troubled asset, then
2) Get what you value out of it, then
3) Dump the husk.
There’s nothing new here.
– MrJM
Comment by MrJM Friday, Aug 1, 14 @ 12:11 pm
don’t think PQ is going to have to worry about Rauner “not being able to find his gym shoes.” I bet Rauner has lots of pairs…
Comment by yo Friday, Aug 1, 14 @ 12:50 pm
That’s fun!
I spent $150.00 the last few days and I thought I was a big spender.
To the Post,
It’s about the spending not the raising.
Pretty immune now to big numbers, that makes me sad.
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Aug 1, 14 @ 2:58 pm