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* I received several text messages about this the other day…
Yesterday Liberty Principles PAC filed a B-1 for $480K for IE spending on behalf of many of the candidates they are supporting but it also included $12K for mail supporting Mike Madigan. Very unexpected.https://t.co/MzgOymaMbj
— IL Election Data (@ILElectionData) February 19, 2018
* A screen shot of the alleged Proft IE…
* I asked Proft about it over the holiday weekend, but here’s Illinois Review’s report…
Along with over $400,000 other expenditures on behalf of Liberty Principles PAC-backed candidates, the report mistakenly says a mailing Proft made in Madigan’s 22nd District was on behalf of Madigan, causing a bit of an uproar among Illinois political insiders Monday afternoon.
And one that Rauner’s campaign could easily - albeit deceitfully - use to mislead voters into thinking Ives’ associate Proft is working behind the scenes to assist the Democratic Party Chairman.
It was a clerical error that has since been corrected or is in the process of so being, Proft told Illinois Review.
“RHA Marketing is a direct mail fundraising firm I use. A clerical person who works for my election attorney (and doesn’t know IL politics) made a data entry mistake because the direct mail fundraising letter in question mentioned Mike Madigan–as in winning the 9 seats we need in the House to depose Mike Madigan as Speaker–so she thought it was on his behalf,” he explained.
“No mailing was sent out on behalf of Mike Madigan. Again, in fact, it was a letter to raise money for my PAC for the explicit purpose of defeating Mike Madigan-backed House candidates and removing him as Speaker. It was an innocent, clerical error. That’s all,” Proft said in an email.
He told me the same thing, by the way.
posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Feb 21, 18 @ 2:20 pm
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Proft is selling himself short. His special skills have been highly beneficial to Madigan.
Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Feb 21, 18 @ 2:23 pm
Probably an error. It would seem that an outbreak of Madiganitis is occuring, infecting even some in the Democratic Party.
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Feb 21, 18 @ 2:24 pm
Hey, maybe those Rauner ads are right!
Comment by JoanP Wednesday, Feb 21, 18 @ 2:30 pm
I doubt Profit’s organization is so lousy that this would be allowed to happen. And if it, that speaks even more to how they don’t think long-term or strategically.
Profit is just like Steve Bannon, he just enjoys chaos and making money for himself off the chaos he creates.
Comment by Just Me Wednesday, Feb 21, 18 @ 2:45 pm
===I doubt Profit’s organization is so lousy that ===
lol. Think again.
Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Feb 21, 18 @ 3:05 pm
We haven’t seen the last of this. How long until it’s on a mailer against a candidate Proft is supporting?
“Backed by Dan Proft, the same Dan Proft that supports Mike Madigan…”
Comment by Just Visiting Wednesday, Feb 21, 18 @ 3:18 pm
[A clerical person who works for my election attorney (and doesn’t know IL politics) made a data entry mistake because the direct mail fundraising letter in question mentioned Mike Madigan–as in winning the 9 seats we need in the House to depose Mike Madigan as Speaker–so she thought it was on his behalf,” he explained.]
Seems to speak to the quality of people running the show…
Comment by H-W Wednesday, Feb 21, 18 @ 3:26 pm
And his election attorney wants to be judge? Hmmmm
Comment by Alleged bra burner because proft is afraid of strong women who challenge him Wednesday, Feb 21, 18 @ 6:20 pm
ABBBPIAOSWWCH. Please shorten your name. To mouch for an old man.
Comment by Blue dog dem Wednesday, Feb 21, 18 @ 8:32 pm