When You’re Bruce Rauner, Every Day is National Waffle Day
Chicago, IL – Today is National Waffle Day and while we’d love to celebrate by enjoying the golden brown breakfast staple and reciting Leslie Knope’s poetic verse “the sun is rising over a sea of love and waffles and possibility,” the Pritzker campaign has no choice but to highlight the ways Bruce Rauner has waffled on critical issues that impact Illinoisans:
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EDUCATION: Rauner vetoed school funding twice before finally signing the funding formula bills and now even calls education reform a signature accomplishment.
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Rauner said he was pro-choice, then promised to veto HB 40 and even told Cardinal Cupich he would, then signed it, and now still won’t pledge not to undermine the law.
TRUMP: Rauner is proud of the White House, but won’t utter Trump’s name. He introduced Mike Pence as “one of the greatest leaders in American history” when he came to Illinois, but ditched Trump because of a supposed scheduling conflict. We still don’t know if Rauner voted for Trump.
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA: Rauner said the region has “no convenient transportation, not much of a workforce,” but suddenly changed his mind and is feeling syrupy lately after the community clapped back.
“While Leslie Knope loves waffles, she’d be ashamed by how much Bruce Rauner waffles on critical issues that affect the people of Illinois,” said Pritzker campaign communications director Galia Slayen. “From school funding to women’s healthcare, Illinois voters just can’t trust Bruce Rauner to take a stand on any issue and keep his word.”
JB already had my vote, but a quality Leslie Knope reference locks it in.
Comment by Montrose Friday, Aug 24, 18 @ 11:22 am
Good policy points, but this is too cute by half
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Aug 24, 18 @ 11:37 am
Is JB now for citizens being able to buy handguns or against it like he was earlier?
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Aug 24, 18 @ 11:39 am
I love the young people!
Comment by Zeep Bow Friday, Aug 24, 18 @ 11:40 am
==Is JB now for citizens being able to buy handguns or against it like he was earlier?==
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Comment by Lester Holt’s Mustache Friday, Aug 24, 18 @ 11:48 am
A Leslie Knope reference is great. Might narrow your audience a bit but the rest of the content certainly works. When you’ve got money to burn you can do these kinds of things.
Comment by Pundent Friday, Aug 24, 18 @ 11:49 am
It seems clear that JB loves him some waffles.
Comment by Anon Friday, Aug 24, 18 @ 11:57 am
Very smart. Not every ad has to speak to every demographic. Be creative, have some fun. Don’t worry if not everyone gets it. The people who don’t get the joke want to get it. Candidates want to create a need, want people who want to get it. The next step is satisfying the need.
Comment by Springfieldish Friday, Aug 24, 18 @ 12:01 pm
Lester Holt’s Mustache - JB did state in his last failed campaign that he was for banning the sale of handguns to citizens.
Comment by my thoughts Friday, Aug 24, 18 @ 12:01 pm
Good stuff. Let’s see good GovJunk’s sense of humor might be. Will he giggle ?
Comment by Annonin' Friday, Aug 24, 18 @ 12:18 pm
Glad to see this and hope the Pritzker campaign does more. The abortion issue could be a double sided attack, hit Rauner on the right for being pro-choice and lying about vetoing HB 40, and hit him on the left for willingness to sell out (HB 40 veto threat) and using the issue as a budget hostage.
Comment by Grandson of Man Friday, Aug 24, 18 @ 12:21 pm
Add to that list Rauner’s views on immigrants. He is vetoing several bills for immigrant rights because of the Iowa headlines. But he also signed that sanctuary bill.
Comment by A Jack Friday, Aug 24, 18 @ 12:57 pm
I love me some Waffle House, let alone the obligatory “waffle” political game with incumbents.
The Leslie Knope Easter Egg is restaurant quality to the day, to make it fun, and make it memorable.
Well done.
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Aug 24, 18 @ 2:07 pm
The Anonymous above is me…
I was too focused on a pierogi…
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Aug 24, 18 @ 2:13 pm