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ILGOP uses Ken Dunkin to whack Pritzker on pop tax

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* From the Illinois Republican Party…

Pritzker Putting Cronies Before Taxpayers with 6 Days Until Soda Tax Repeal Plan
Between Juliana Stratton and Toni Preckwinkle, Pritzker’s Chicago ties to Soda Tax supporters run deep

With 6 more days until the Cook County Board of Commissioners hears a plan to repeal the disastrous Soda Tax, JB Pritzker and his allies continue to ignore the wishes of Cook County voters.

His support of the tax becomes more clear, however, when looking at the ties between his running mate Juliana Stratton and Soda Tax champion Toni Preckwinkle.

In a move that would make Mike Madigan proud, Preckwinkle publicly backed Stratton, her “protege,” to beat fellow Democrat Ken Dunkin to show “any wavering Democrats” that “the kind of prostitution Dunkin engaged with is not going to be rewarded.”

Clearly, having thoughts independent of Madigan and Preckwinkle is grounds to lose your support.

The Soda Tax is just another example of what the ousted Dunkin said of the Madigan Machine: “[Madigan] is the lone wolf out there and the people are suffering.”

Will Pritzker stand up to the Madigan-Preckwinkle alliance, or stay silent while the people suffer?

Weird. Dunkin wasn’t exactly a stellar guy.

Also, Pritzker opposes the pop tax.

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Sep 7, 17 @ 10:49 am

Comments

Maybe Dunkin is getting paid by ILGOP now to be a prop?

I’m sure Matt Besler is pleased, even being back at IOP

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Sep 7, 17 @ 10:54 am
Has anyone informed Dunkin that his 15 minutes are up?

Comment by Galena Guy Thursday, Sep 7, 17 @ 10:54 am
Wow… the republicans are even more desperate than I thought… bringing out old Dunk for a last thrill on the way to the political cemetery.

Comment by Ducky LaMoore Thursday, Sep 7, 17 @ 10:59 am
Thank you ILGOP, thank you, thank you. I was having a crummy day and this just made my day. Bringing back the most hilariously dumb thing from 2016 put a smile on my face.

Comment by The Captain Thursday, Sep 7, 17 @ 11:07 am
Rauner’s bullied his fair number of Republicans, the ILGOP should know.

Comment by Precinct Captain Thursday, Sep 7, 17 @ 11:08 am
That’s the problem with using perfidy as your only method of attack and defense

It twists truth, fact and reason into pretzel shapes

Mistrust is the price of perfidy

Comment by Honeybear Thursday, Sep 7, 17 @ 11:13 am
Really? Next thing you know they’re going to attack Pritzker for doing other things just like Madigan…like breathing and eating and sleeping. Talk about silly season. What they don’t seem to understand is that every time they do nonsense like this they lose credibility.

Comment by Chicago Cynic Thursday, Sep 7, 17 @ 11:21 am
Brought to you by the same party that has been going after McCann for the last year.

Comment by Whatever Thursday, Sep 7, 17 @ 11:23 am
Ken Dunkin is a charlatan. What is he going to do when he has no one to use him?

Comment by Flynn's mom Thursday, Sep 7, 17 @ 11:26 am
That’s a long walk around the park for a hit.

Comment by Arsenal Thursday, Sep 7, 17 @ 11:35 am
Get use to it. The Rauner Republican campaign team will be pulling the all out of the wood work.

Comment by Shills Thursday, Sep 7, 17 @ 12:04 pm
That’s weak sauce.

Most voters blame Preckwinkle for the soda tax. She’s the leader it’s her tax, she gets the blame. She owns it.

Sort of like how Rauner owns the fake budget crisis and the destruction of human services and the public universities.

Comment by siriusly Thursday, Sep 7, 17 @ 12:06 pm
Dunk’ is back. Yipee Now all we need is a reappearance of Gonzo and Meeks back from Barbados.

Comment by Annonin' Thursday, Sep 7, 17 @ 12:20 pm
=or stay silent while the people suffer?=

People are”suffering” because of the pop tax?

Yowza, that is a lot of pearl clutching over a soda.

Comment by JS Mill Thursday, Sep 7, 17 @ 1:01 pm
The IL GOP really needs to freshen up these attacks. This is pathetically weak, so weak that I’m guessing the Pritzker campaign hasn’t bothered responding to it.

Comment by Shytown Thursday, Sep 7, 17 @ 2:37 pm
I have never heard more yodeling over a tax increase. Seems to me like there’s a whole heap in helping of people who love their soda pop. He Haw

Comment by Trailer occupants Thursday, Sep 7, 17 @ 4:40 pm
Mourning the loss of Ken Dunkin and dragging the Holocaust Museum through the mud.

Did Dan Proft pick this crew? It’s got 7% Strategery written all over it.

Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Sep 7, 17 @ 6:23 pm