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Rauner on relationship with Uihlein: “Can’t say there is one”

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Another wedge came as Rauner decided to sign legislation to expand taxpayer-funded abortion for state workers and low-income women. Around the same time, the governor and Rasmussen parted ways.

It was the abortion legislation that fueled the rise of state Rep. Jeanne Ives as a primary challenger to Rauner.

And now Ives has won the backing of former Rauner donor Dick Uihlein, who’s given her $2.5 million. Uihlein also has been a major donor to the Illinois Policy Institute and the Liberty Justice Center.

Asked Thursday to comment on his relationship with Uihlein, Rauner said he “can’t say there is one.”

“We all make our choices,” he later added.

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Feb 9, 18 @ 9:23 am

Comments

I feel so bad that this friendship has come on hard times.

Comment by Norseman Friday, Feb 9, 18 @ 9:26 am
===Asked Thursday to comment on his relationship with Uihlein, Rauner said he “can’t say there is one.”===

Rich folk are fun.

No relationship = donate millions to you

Griffin, Uihlein, Rauner… Tillman.

“You can say dare was a lotta buffers, Senador, you could say dat.”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Feb 9, 18 @ 9:28 am
“Governor’s Day” at the state fair is going to be great.

Comment by 360 Degree TurnAround Friday, Feb 9, 18 @ 9:29 am
–“We all make our choices,” he later added.–

C’mon, man. How many times have you said “this is the business we’ve chosen,” and you whiff here? Get your Hyman Roth on.

Rauner’s smackdown on Tillman was about the most prepared I’ve ever heard him in taking questions from the press.

He was ready to go, and wanted to tee off.

Comment by wordslinger Friday, Feb 9, 18 @ 9:33 am
THe damage being done to Rauner by Ives, the Quincy Veterans Home, secret spending, and outright stupid comments is massive. He has an approval rating of 26% and going down like a bullet. Rauner is in trouble, and he is to out of touch to understand it. The BTIA are just people who say yes to him to protect their jobs, or maybe he is just so arrogant he won’t listen. Ether way I think the voters have had enough. (Toast)

Comment by Retired Educator Friday, Feb 9, 18 @ 9:37 am
Sniff sniff…….
Smell like……..
Perfid

Comment by Honeybear Friday, Feb 9, 18 @ 9:43 am
Perfid? Man that’s a bad omen for today.

Perfidy

But here’s the perfidy which concerns me more
Media perfidy
It seems like the media rides him
But
Softball questions
No follow up
No instant fact/lie checking
Yet
They’ll go after Pritzker like there is no tomorrow.
Rauners vertical integration of media
Is real
Active
A tremendous enabler
Of perfidy

Thank you Rich Miller, Journalist
Last of the frickn Mohicans he isl

Comment by Honeybear Friday, Feb 9, 18 @ 9:55 am
You can tell when Godfather I and II, as well as Goodfellas on Netflix…..the great lines emerge in comments. Tessio was always smarter.

Comment by Anonymous Friday, Feb 9, 18 @ 10:14 am
Every day comes another hint that GovJunk has flipped out. Very interesting collapse

Comment by Annonin' Friday, Feb 9, 18 @ 10:28 am
When the elephants fight, the grass gets hurt.

Has anyone asked the rank-and-file Republicans how they are fairing in this Battle of the Sugar Daddies?

– MrJM

Comment by @misterjayem Friday, Feb 9, 18 @ 11:02 am
Is it possible that now former Rauner donor Dick Uihlein thought that the Rauner position of having no social agenda actually meant that he held an anti abortion position?

Comment by Illinois Native Friday, Feb 9, 18 @ 11:10 am
Well, it depends on what the definition of “is” is.

Comment by Arthur Andersen Friday, Feb 9, 18 @ 11:12 am
Snowflakes.

Comment by Albany Park Patriot Friday, Feb 9, 18 @ 11:13 am