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* Posted in the order they were received. From the ILGOP…

During this year’s state fair, Governor Bruce Rauner will rally for major reforms and highlight how Democrats led by Speaker Mike Madigan refuse to do anything but raise taxes and use government to benefit their friends in Chicago.

Today the Illinois Republican Party is launching a digital ad campaign to amplify the Governor’s message and hold Democrats – including their Madigan-backed candidates for Governor – accountable.

The digital campaign will feature snapchat filters on both Governor’s Day and Democrat’s day.

Check out some of the ads below:

Wednesday

Thursday

* DGA…

It has been a tough summer from Governor Bruce Rauner. He’s seen Republican lawmakers break with him, a new poll that showed him at 63% disapproval, and now he can’t get anyone to support his veto of the state’s education funding bill. But summer is a time for fun, and there is nothing better than the State Fair and Governor’s Day. The DGA releases the following video profiling Rauner’s day at the Fair doing what he does best – playing political games.

First, Governor Rauner rides the “State Crisis Roller Coaster”. In July, the state finally ended a two-year budget impasse when lawmakers overrode Rauner’s budget veto. But, just as the state reached the summit, Rauner sent it plunging again when he vetoed SB1, the state’s education funding bill.

Next, Governor Rauner rides the “Revolving Staff Carousel.” After his budget defeat, Rauner replaced most of his aides with staff from the right-wing Illinois Policy Institute and other Koch-brother funded think tanks. But Rauner will realize that even with a new staff, he’ll just find himself back where he started – as the nation’s “most vulnerable incumbent.”

Finally, Governor Rauner plays “Whack-A-Question.” All summer Rauner’s tried to whack away reporters’ incident questions. Unfortunately, he has not played the game very well.

Watch the video here.

“While Governor Rauner plays his political games, Illinois families are wondering who is looking out for them,” said DGA Illinois Communications Director Sam Salustro. “Bruce Rauner has forced the state into one crisis after another, pushing up debt and pushing out jobs. Instead of searching for a solution to avert impasse, Rauner refused to compromise. At least at the Fair, people will believe him when he says the game is rigged.”

* Pritzker campaign…

Bruce Rauner’s school funding amendatory veto is so bad that the district that stands to “gain” the most from Rauner’s rewrite won’t even support it. Tony Sanders, the CEO of Elgin U-46, says he has “significant concerns” about Rauner’s gut job of SB 1 and still supports the bill passed by the legislature and overridden by the Senate.

That’s because Rauner is flaunting phony numbers that don’t tell the whole story. Sanders explains, “I just don’t want the general public to see the dollar amounts being flashed out and think, ‘Oh my gosh, we can get so much more with the amendatory veto.’ Again, that’s one year money, and it will go away.”

“It’s embarrassing that Bruce Rauner can’t even convince the school district that he claims gains the most under his amendatory veto to support him,” said Pritzker campaign spokeswoman Jordan Abudayyeh. “Instead of building support from school administrators, Rauner is focused on peddling phony numbers and misleading Illinoisans. Fortunately, schools and communities across this state are standing up and refuse to be pitted against each other.”

The story referenced in the Pritzker press release is here. Worth a read.

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 11:02 am

Comments

Is it just me or is the opening picture of Rauner in the video eerily reminiscent of a Nazi salute?

Comment by Gruntled University Employee Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 11:10 am
The Elgin U-46 sup. takes the wood to Rauner’s AV and makes it crystal clear why no sups. or school board members are taking part in Rauner’s dog and pony show.

Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 11:15 am
Why doesn’t Rauner use the all the sups and school board members who support him as props for photo ops?

Because he can’t find any worth their salt who believe him.

Comment by HoneyBadger Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 11:27 am
To the Post,

===During this year’s state fair, Governor Bruce Rauner will rally for major reforms and highlight how Democrats led by Speaker Mike Madigan refuse to do anything but raise taxes and use government to benefit their friends in Chicago.===

Couple things…

Going after Chicago on the Tax, Rauner veto the tax hike.

I think where I find myself scratching my head like Columbo… They want to accept the Tax in place, there’s no more talk about the veto, because the veto also includes vetoing the entire state budget?

So the parsing here?

Rauner wants a regional, anti-Madigan, Tax Hike argument, now without the Veto to cheer… and nothing else to show as a Rauner accomplishment?

So… we get Snapchat filters?

Um, ok.

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 11:31 am
Good work by the DGA with this video. Reaffirms Rauner knows nothing about governing.

Comment by HoneyBadger Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 11:32 am
Notice whose image is missing from the image. Is Scott Drury the ILGOP’s favorite Dem ever?

Comment by Springfieldish Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 11:34 am
Those pictures are of junior high or high school level quality and show no class or imagination. You’d think that the Best Team could be a little more original than that.

Comment by Ginhouse Tommy Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 11:45 am
Those filters are seriously low quality. Did they pay for those?

Comment by illini97 Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 12:05 pm
@Wordslinger –”The Elgin U-46 sup. takes the wood to Rauner’s AV and makes it crystal clear why no sups. or school board members are taking part in Rauner’s dog and pony show.”
Beyond a dog and pony show, some are labeling Rauner’s A.V. as a Trojan horse. There is little or no trust amongst Illinois school superintendents for Gov. Rauner on this issue. I believe Republican legislators in the House will be making a BIG mistake if enough of them don’t vote to override the AV.

Comment by Diogenes in DuPage Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 12:56 pm