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The return of the circular firing squad

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The IL GOP is writing an amazing number and amount of checks.

An unprecedented $1 Million to the Republican State Senate Campaign Committee. Another $3 Million to the House Republican Organization.

Nearly $55k to candidate for Attorney General Erika Harold - none to the other GOP statewide candidates running for Comptroller, Treasurer or Secretary of State. Only Harold thus far.

Then $25k each to Cook, Lake and Will County Republican organizations in late November. Another $5k to downstate Henry County. $2500 to Republicans in Stark County.

That’s how the Illinois GOP has spent the party’s funds thus far this fall. But where did that money come from?

Besides $10,000 from the Beer Distributors, every other major contribution to the IL GOP reported thus far has come from Governor Bruce Rauner’s political action committee.

Seems like standard stuff, but the IR asked the ILGOP some questions and heard nothing back…

How does the IL GOP determine where the checks are going?
Who is involved in that decision making?
How much does the IL GOP expect to be distributed and to whom in the upcoming days before the March primary?

* And then this update…

“Political insider Tim Schneider is a lapdog for failed Governor Rauner, the Worst Republican Governor in America,” [Rep. Dave McSweeney] said in a text message to Illinois Review. “Incredibly Governor Rauner just admitted that he’s not in charge of the state. Schneider, who was the chief Rauner cheerleader for the Capitol Compromise tax hike and sanctuary state bill, should immediately resign as GOP Chairman.”

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Dec 6, 17 @ 3:45 pm

Comments

I really like Rep. McSweeney but he is wealthy enough to support his own reelection efforts and be a maverick. Not everyone can.

Comment by Curl of the Burl Wednesday, Dec 6, 17 @ 3:52 pm
IR will report the responses as soon as we hear back from the IL GOP.

Lol. That might be a while.

Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Dec 6, 17 @ 3:53 pm
Real lame effort to launder Rauner money through the ILGOP, to allegedly give “plausible deniability” to anti-abortion, anti-TRUST Act GOP candidates.

Rauner is still the one-and-only ILGOP banker, as Illinois Review and McSweeney pointed out.

I take it Uihlein didn’t bankroll a passel of primary candidates for Proft to play with?

Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Dec 6, 17 @ 4:08 pm
McSweeney’s House district and Schneider’s county board district have a good amount of overlap. In those kinds of situations members of the same party are usually either allies or rivals, based on McSweeney’s comment above I’m guessing rivals.

Comment by The Captain Wednesday, Dec 6, 17 @ 4:13 pm
McSweeney is a lap dog for Proft the same way Schneider is for Rauner. let me know please when one or the other has a original thought…

Comment by old time golfer Wednesday, Dec 6, 17 @ 4:18 pm
handing out rauners cash to women in the primary , or did they become a PAC

Comment by Rabid Thursday, Dec 7, 17 @ 4:50 am
Is this how you rig the primary

Comment by Rabid Thursday, Dec 7, 17 @ 4:54 am