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* Press release…
Today, on day 691 without an Illinois budget, the JB Pritzker for Governor campaign launched “Crisis Creatin’ Rauner.” This multimedia campaign will highlight the budget crisis of Bruce Rauner’s own making and the families, schools, and social service agencies that continue to pay the price.
The campaign kicks off with the launch of CrisisCreatinRauner.com, a website with a count up clock that tracks the 691 days and counting without a state budget. The website also highlights the new twitter feed, @RaunersCrisis, which will track and report on Bruce Rauner’s daily devastation on Illinois.
In 2015, Bruce Rauner made it clear that creating a crisis in our state was his goal. As some may recall:
“Crisis creates opportunity. Crisis creates leverage to change … and we’ve got to use that leverage of the crisis to force structural change.”
- Bruce Rauner, 4/6/15In his own words, Bruce Rauner describes what has been clear all along: Illinois’ budget crisis—a record 691 days long—is no accident. Rauner wanted a crisis and so a crisis he made. In the past few weeks alone, Rauner put his staggering recklessness on full display as he:
Hiked Illinois’ unpaid bills $1 billion overnight, bringing total state debt to a record $14.3 billion.
Accepted $20 million from Trump supporter Ken Griffin, who is bent on destroying public schools as our education system continues to suffer.
Lost the support of business leaders and bondholders who are fed up with Rauner’s economic devastation.
Remained silent as Donald Trump tried to strip healthcare from over a million Illinoisans.
Spread fake news to a politically linked outlet to prevent compromise on school funding reform.“It’s been 691 days without a state budget and one thing is clear: this is a crisis of Bruce Rauner’s own creatin’ and Illinois families continue to pay the price,” said Pritzker campaign communications director Galia Slayen. “Rauner didn’t mince words when he presented his plan to create a crisis and force his agenda on Illinois – so neither will we. Bruce Rauner is a failed governor who is wreaking havoc on Illinois, decimating the economy, holding schools hostage, and leaving the most vulnerable communities behind. Stay tuned in the coming days and weeks as ‘Crisis Creatin’ Rauner’ holds BruceRauner accountable.”
Not a whole lot there yet. I mean, it’s basically just the above press release, which you kinda have to hunt for.
* Meanwhile, from Sam Hobert on the Pawar campaign…
Hey Rich -
Busy weekend for Pawar on the trail. Wanted to send a quick recap your way.
Covered 900+ miles in 36 hours on the road this weekend. Chicago to Springfield to Cairo to Carbondale to E. St. Louis and back to Chicago (Anybody have a plane we can borrow?). As you know, these visits are part of Pawar’s One Illinois tour, announced last week, to speak to the common inequalities communities face around the state, address the intersection of race/class/ and automation, and work to unite people around a new deal that invests in people and public institutions once again. Quick highlights below. Video recaps online here.
Cairo - Ald. Pawar met with Mayor Coleman to discuss the need for port authority funding, the shrinking revenue base that’s threatening to halt city services this fall, and the crises at the public housing authority.
Carbondale - Visits to Southern Illinois University to talk about how the budget crises is destroying the university, the region’s dominant economic engine, Shawnee National Forest - to highlight one of Illinois’s many state treasures, and a well-attended meet & greet. Highly recommend the bison burger at Carbondale’s Fat Patties when you’re down there next.
East St. Louis - Ald. Pawar’s second trip to East St. Louis (First in April). Local teachers hosted an outdoor meet & greet in a downtown park that was well attended. Pawar spoke about the need for state government to reinvest in communities like E. St. Louis to reverse decades of disinvestment and the budget crises, close loopholes that allow chemical corporations to skirt E. St. Louis taxes, combat institutional racism and reform Illinois’s criminal justice system.
In the coming months, Pawar will be taking the One Illinois tour to Sauk Village, Harvard, Kankakee, Charleston, Jacksonville, Macomb, and Galesburg to continue to address the economic inequities that exist as a result of decades of disinvestment.
- Sam
posted by Rich Miller
Monday, May 22, 17 @ 10:16 am
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Pawar posted some photos of his trip, including stops at Shawnee National Forest and some others. It looks like they had some fun and took in some of what makes Illinois a great place to live. Smart. It’s the best, and maybe only, way to experience Illinois. Go. See it. Bring your bike or your hiking boots. Get dirt on your hands. Have some fun. Get off the interstate and enjoy the road trip.
Comment by 47th Ward Monday, May 22, 17 @ 10:23 am
===Not a whole lot there yet. I mean, it’s basically just the above the press release, which you kinda have to hunt for.===
What an absolute, perfect, spot-on description of the Pritzker Comm Crew.
Seriously, you roll out a release about ALL that Raunef has failed on (good stuff there), but you yourselves fail to have this rolling, given “691 days” of examples and corroborating governing to prove your overall message and the singular point?
Are you… serious?
The Pritzker Comm Crew here is watching the Rauner Crew run circles around them. The challenger is chasing their own tail and this rollout is…
“Not a whole lot there yet. I mean, it’s basically just the above the press release, which you kinda have to hunt for.”
What… exactly… is going on in that Pritzker Comm Crew?
Y’all are running for governor against a Crew that once they got control of the statewide narrative… they took down 3 challengers in the primate with statewide candidacy experience, and then a sitting governor… all on their messaging terms.
This is how you roll out… “this”?
Do better. Do WAY better.
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, May 22, 17 @ 10:30 am
Good website Jb
Comment by Real Monday, May 22, 17 @ 10:34 am
JB, Nice Job. Rauner Lied. Rauner Failed. Keep it coming….
Comment by DeseDemDose Monday, May 22, 17 @ 10:43 am
The disparity in money in this race is clear, three candidates appear in the same town within a month of each other, and yet the feel is quite different between them.
This is exciting though. Candidates are (mostly) steering away from a nasty and personal dogfight.
Comment by Flip357 Monday, May 22, 17 @ 11:16 am
Glad team Pritzker is finally taking the fight to Rauner. But yea, Willy ain’t wrong.
Comment by Anonymous Monday, May 22, 17 @ 11:20 am
Good start but Oswego Willy’s right… got to lay it all out… just the facts… the truth is bad enough… put some meat on those ribs.
I picture a campaign of dueling narratives. The truth won’t necessarily carry the day.
Comment by James Knell Monday, May 22, 17 @ 1:32 pm
Pawar was in SoIll over the weekend? little to no buzz on this in my circles.
Comment by blue dog dem Monday, May 22, 17 @ 2:13 pm
I just read Pawars’ latest tweets. This guy needs to hang it up. He is making a fool of himself.
Comment by blue dog dem Monday, May 22, 17 @ 2:50 pm
Bluedog Dem–
What’s he saying that offends you?
Comment by Blue Monster Monday, May 22, 17 @ 4:05 pm
Pawar is spending a lot of time downstate. I saw him yesterday in Carbondale, great stuff. He’s winning people over when he can get in front of them. I wouldn’t count him out.
Comment by Blue Monster Monday, May 22, 17 @ 4:07 pm
“Crisis Creatin’ Rauner.”
Eyerolling and juvenile. Ugh. Are these the same comms people who dreamed up “Squeezy”– or just close relatives? The DNA is certainly the same.
Comment by Responsa Monday, May 22, 17 @ 4:26 pm
Blue. Fracking? Home mortgage deductions? Those are real vital state concerns. Let’s send some American troops over to the middle east to protect the oil fields. Better yet, let’s ship out an extra $45 billion a month to buy the oil.
While were at it, let’s take away the home mortgage interest deduction and really punish the middle class. But let’s keep promising K-12,CPS and higher ed more money knowing full well the only forseeable revenue increase is on the backs of the working poor and middle classes. Pawar has to be smart enough to know a progressive income tax is at a min 5 years away, so stop the nonsense. typical career politician. Promise,promise,promise.
Comment by blue dog dem Monday, May 22, 17 @ 5:43 pm
@Responsa:
Don’t knock Squeezy! We had a lot of fun with Squeezy here at CapFax!!
Comment by Lynn S. Tuesday, May 23, 17 @ 1:58 am