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Uihlein still hasn’t weighed in for Ives

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Ives’ campaign reports that the fourth-quarter disclosure she’ll file later this month will detail contributions of around $500,000. Some of that already has been reported, such as $50,000 from tech maven William Merchantz, $30,000 from Otto Engineering and $20,000 from consultant and conservative activist Brian Timpone.

Ives hopes to get more at a Lombard luncheon later this week starring radio talk show host Mike Gallagher. Sponsorships are going for up to $25,000 each, and sponsors include industrialist Peter Huizenga and Tom Roeser, son of the late Jack Roeser, who once ran for governor himself.

Notably absent from the list is megadonor Dick Uihlein, a staunch Rauner backer who some think may be convinced to jump ship. “We don’t have anything from him,” says Ives spokeswoman Kathleen Murphy. “It hasn’t happened yet, so we’re not counting on it.”

* More from Politico…

State Rep. Jeanne Ives, the Republican challenging incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner from the right in the March 20 gubernatorial primary, is headed to Washington D.C. this week to meet with potential donors, her campaign tells POLITICO. “She’s meeting with some of her contacts out there,” Ives spokeswoman Kathleen Murphy said Sunday. “She is reaching out to people outside of Illinois.” Rauner, a multi-millionaire himself, has some $65 million in his campaign account. Murphy says Ives has landed some $800,000 in earned media and expects to expand more conservative radio talk, including a weekly spot at a Decatur station.

$800,000 in earned media? From a GOP official…

The “$800,000 in earned media” is a bit of an eye-roller. You wouldn’t say “earned media” if you had actually raised $800,000 in real cash. Sounds like her campaign isn’t as gaining as much steam as she claims.

* Related…

* Fremont Township GOP backing Ives’ governor bid

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Jan 9, 18 @ 12:01 pm

Comments

hearin’ GovJunk plannin’ a secret back door cash dump to allow Ives to roam around makin’ GovJunk look rational.

Comment by Annonin' Tuesday, Jan 9, 18 @ 12:05 pm
The majority of that earned media comes from Dan Proft’s radio show and “newspapers” - which incidentally are funded by Dick Uihlein.

Comment by Fax Machine Tuesday, Jan 9, 18 @ 12:06 pm
The dude will kick for Roy Moore but not Ives?

Maybe Proft can give her some Uihlein sweet-talk lessons.

Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, Jan 9, 18 @ 12:19 pm
I am hurt. She forgot to mention my $5.

Comment by blue dog dem Tuesday, Jan 9, 18 @ 12:21 pm
“Sounds like her campaign isn’t as gaining as much steam as she claims.”

Surprise…

Comment by ste_with_a_v_en Tuesday, Jan 9, 18 @ 12:35 pm
Dick Uihlein had better learn that D’s buy office supplies too, and the ones I know have switched to different vendors…

Comment by Uncle Ernie Tuesday, Jan 9, 18 @ 12:50 pm
Looks like the usual DuPage CTY crowd. Need some bigger fish.

Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Jan 9, 18 @ 12:50 pm
Ives needs some serious money.

Proft is “helping” via radio and talking down Rauner as a Republican.

The real question I have is… does Proft, Uihlein, et al, want to taint Ives and their GA members with Uihlein money, or will Proft and Uihlein take a chance and fully weaponize Proft with more millions for Ives and those GA candidates where they think in the General Election, no one cares?

Ives needs $5-7 million to get a “over” the 37.5 number I think Ives has.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jan 9, 18 @ 1:15 pm
Ives is a hand picked opponent of Rauner by Rauner and for Rauner

Comment by Mitch59 Tuesday, Jan 9, 18 @ 7:43 pm