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Rauner Yesterday: “I’m So Proud Of What’s Going On In Washington, D.C.”

At a campaign stop yesterday, Governor Bruce Rauner sang the praises of the White House’s agenda on the same day that two of President Donald Trump’s close associates became felons. The Herald & Review captured Rauner’s full embrace:

“It’s an honor for me to work for you and I’m so proud of what’s going on in Washington, D.C. In Washington they are cutting taxes, they’re reducing regulation, they’re fighting against the illegal immigration, they’re fighting against unfair trade barriers and unfair trade deals. They’re creating more jobs and helping the American workers. We’ve got higher wages now and more jobs now because of that. Illinois is strong because of what is happening in Washington and what our doing in our administration.”

President Trump lost Illinois by 17 points, but a recent NBC/Marist poll found him with higher favorability ratings than Rauner (30% to 26%).

“As Donald Trump’s top advisers head to prison and his administration is enveloped in scandal, Bruce Rauner is proud of President Trump’s work in Washington,” said DGA Illinois Communications Director Sam Salustro. “It’s no wonder that Illinois voters view Bruce Rauner, lacking in principles and lacking in accomplishments, as a failed leader.”

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:13 pm

Comments

==Illinois is strong because of what is happening in Washington and what our doing in our administration.==

Wait. I thought people were leaving in droves and that Illinois was in a death spiral. Now Illinois is strong?

Comment by Demoralized Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:14 pm
“Illinois is strong because of what is happening in Washington and what our doing in our administration.”

He needs to cut back on the “truth isn’t truth” Kool-Aid.

Comment by Dance Band on the Titanic Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:20 pm
So Rauner thinks *this* is what people want to hear? That he’s proud of what the GOP has become? If it were at all possible, Lincoln would be weeping over his party.

Comment by Cheryl44 Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:21 pm
Nail, meet coffin.

Comment by Northsider Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:23 pm
I think subconsciously Rauner wants to lose and move to Italy, which he’s suggested will be his next stop if defeated. There, he can play “martyr in exile”. Though I think Paris would be a better and more literary choice for “American in Exile”: think Hemingway, James Baldwin.

Comment by DarkHorse Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:24 pm
Well Bruce, you had a good run…

Comment by One hand //ing Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:25 pm
What would you expect from a guy who is running on a platform of fightin’ corruption.

Comment by Henry Francis Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:25 pm
To be fair, he didn’t go “Yay”

Comment by Henry Francis Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:26 pm
==Yeah, this line will never find its way into a TV ad. Nope. Not a chance==

Yeah it will - Pritzker’s.

Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:26 pm
When you have NO constituency, you say things that mean so much to people… negatively.

Rauner is unlikable, this won’t make him any more likable in a state Trump lost by 16, and is polling worse than Rauner now.

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:26 pm
🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

Comment by Wow Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:29 pm
Talk about desperate. He insults the Prom King for two years, but now he’s giving him high fives.

Dude - that’s so sick.
Just. Please. Stop.
That’s so cringey.

Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:30 pm
Is he referring to the conviction or the plea bargain?

Comment by Drained Swamp Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:33 pm
He’s turning into a Steve Martin character - Cat Juggler.

Needs a bathrobe, a tennis racket and a broken chair.

Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:33 pm
===they’re fighting against unfair trade barriers and unfair trade deals.===

I assume that this is a reference to increasing tariffs which will increase prices of imported goods. I wonder if the consumers of Illinois will be as proud of the higher tariffs when they go to buy something at the store as Rauner appears to be?

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:34 pm
Isn’t Illinois one of the states most hurt by the trade tariffs, (agriculture)

And Rauner likes what is happening in DC…

So, Rauner does like hurting Illinois, maybe this makes sense?

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:37 pm
He’s totally lost his mind. The biggest casualty of the trade war is soybeans, of which Illinois is the biggest producer. I hope Pritzker stands up for Illinois farmers, doesn’t sound like Rauner is.

Comment by TopHatMonocle Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:37 pm
Paul Manafort worked for Trump’s presidential campaign for about three months in total, give or take a day or two. His crimes predated the 2016 election by quite a few years. J. B. Pritzker was one of Rod Blagojevich’s largest contributors and continued his association with the imprisoned governor long after other Democrats began to keep Blago at arm’s length.

Comment by Practical Politics Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:43 pm
This dude is hard to figure out. Like Bull Meechum said in the Great Santini: I don’t want you to know me, I’m an enigma.

Comment by Bobby Hicks Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:51 pm
No wonder the big teevee station operators are on a merger/acquisition frenzy. JB should run that as often as he can and can the costume, etc ads.

Comment by Arthur Andersen Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:54 pm
Thanks, Bruce. Never thought I’d get a chance to say that.

Comment by Anon Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:57 pm
“- One hand //ing
Well Bruce, you had a good run… ”

I do not think that means what you think it does.

Comment by siriusly Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 3:57 pm
Does anyone pull him aside after and say “Did you know what you said? Can you understand the other side will go through your remarks and make you look….oh never mind.”

Comment by Bogey Golfer Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 4:02 pm
Tryin’ a bit too hard to convince the Ives base. Though it might not hurt him. As the old saying goes; Trump can shoot someone on 5th Ave and it would not matter to his voters.

Comment by Three Finger Brown Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 4:04 pm
Make up your mind, governor…. after your “public service” do you want Donnie to invite you to Washington, or do you want to go to Italy?

Comment by Stumpy's bunker Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 4:14 pm
Rauner could be angling for an Ambassadorship.

I’m sure Ambassador Gidwitz could put in a good word…

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 4:17 pm
Someone in Rauner’s campaign is clearly paying attention to the polls. 30% is better than 26%. BTIA.

Comment by Jibba Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 4:22 pm
Well, he’s below Trump in approval so what does this hurt? It might get him up to Trump levels of approval in Illinois. Not that such a thing will help him win, but it might be slightly less embarrassing to tell at dinner parties in Italy.

Comment by Archpundit Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 4:27 pm
===Rauner could be angling for an Ambassadorship.===

A new meaning for the phrase, “Ciao, Bruce.”
Ha ha ha, boy o boy will he be disappointed when he ends up ambassador to North Korea.

Comment by Ducky LaMoore Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 4:29 pm
===A new meaning for the phrase, “Ciao, Bruce.”===

If Caprara makes good on campaign buttons with that phrase, I want 3…

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 4:37 pm
“Washington is strong because Madigan is not there.” I think he would do better if he stayed on message

Comment by I Miss Bentohs Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 4:37 pm
Careful, governor….Kyrgyzstan has an opening for U.S. Ambassador…but good luck finding a gated community or wine club there. Better to angle for wine steward on Betsy DeVos’ yacht.

To the post:
Illinois Republicans downballot may feel the impact of the governor’s enthusiastic MAGAesque pronouncements.

Comment by Stumpy's bunker Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 4:50 pm
“Illinois is strong because of what is happening in Washington and what our doing in our administration.”

Spin-o-rama. I’m getting nauseous. Isn’t Illinois terrible because of Madigan and corrupt insiders?

Comment by Grandson of Man Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 4:51 pm
= We’ve got higher wages now =

No, they are actually down. In a labor shortage/full employment. Go figure that one out.

=Paul Manafort worked for Trump’s …=

Either you are replying on the wrong blog or you are the victim of a concussion. Either way you may need to sit out a few plays.

Comment by JS Mill Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 4:58 pm
Tell it to the bean farmers.

To be fair, Rauner was exploding debt in a growing economy long before Trump.

Trump is borrowing in the capital markets by selling T-Bonds to willing investors.

Rauner borrowed from state vendors and social service providers who provided goods and services in good faith, then got stuck with a pile of unpaid invoices.

Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 5:02 pm
Rauner visited my hometown. My mom gave me a similar report. I thought she was exaggerating. I just didn’t believe he was so publicly supportive of Trump. My mom also said she wasn’t sure what was going on, whether she was sitting at the Democrat table or what, but she saw a lot of little old ladies rolling their eyes.

Comment by Opinion Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 5:15 pm
–Paul Manafort worked for Trump’s presidential campaign for about three months in total, give or take a day or two.–

Five months, to be exact. Manafort got pushed out when they found out the federales were on him for his Ukraine hijinks.

When Manafort and Stone opened their DC lobbying firm in 1980, their first client was Trump.

Truth is truth.

http://fortune.com/2017/03/22/paul-manafort-donald-trump-vladimir-putin/

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2017/10/a_timeline_of_paul_manafort_s_relationship_with_the_trump_world.html

Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 5:23 pm
“Paul Manafort worked for Trump’s presidential campaign for about three months in total, give or take a day or two. His crimes predated the 2016 election by quite a few years.”

Paul Manafort is due back in court in Washington next month for a second trial centered on allegations of lying to the FBI, money laundering and foreign lobbying.

A career criminal like Trump’s former campaign chairman doesn’t get tried for his many federal crimes all at once.

– MrJM

Comment by @misterjayem Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 6:13 pm
Bread meet toaster.

Comment by Sonny Wednesday, Aug 22, 18 @ 8:12 pm
==A career criminal like Trump’s former campaign chairman doesn’t get tried for his many federal crimes all at once.==

This is just act one. The deals the criminals cut to stay out of prison starts Act II.

Comment by Da Big Bad Wolf Thursday, Aug 23, 18 @ 6:15 am
A guy, Louis, People over Parties, where ya at?

Comment by efudd Thursday, Aug 23, 18 @ 7:02 am
“I’m so proud of what’s going on in Washington, D.C.”

That line opens such a big door of attack.

Comment by Grandson of Man Thursday, Aug 23, 18 @ 8:25 am
He has been distancing himself from DC and then he says this now after some of the worst DC news in decades. Dunce move for Rauner

Comment by The Dude Thursday, Aug 23, 18 @ 8:49 am
–Dunce move for Rauner–

He played to the crowd. He won’t repeat it up yonder.

But someone at BTIA(TM) should inform him that anyone with a phone can film his every remark. Thought that was common knowledge.

Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Aug 23, 18 @ 8:57 am
I remember when ya’ll insisted there’d be no way to tie Rauner to Trump.

Comment by Arsenal Thursday, Aug 23, 18 @ 9:17 am