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Erika Harold reports $1.5 million contribution from Ken Griffin, $100K from Jennifer Pritzker

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* Click here for the A-1 showing the contribution from the state’s richest person.

That contribution puts Harold at just over $2.2 million raised in October, compared to Kwame Raoul’s $1.4 million.

Griffin also gave Harold $200K back in September. Today’s is his largest contribution of the year by a half million bucks. Griffin contributed $1 million to House GOP Leader Jim Durkin’s committee earlier this month. He gave Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady $500K the day before.

And click here for the Jennifer Pritzker contribution. Pritzker is a longtime Republican and a retired US Army lieutenant colonel. Nice get, though.

* Also today: Ford helps Dodge.

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Oct 16, 18 @ 5:47 pm

Comments

That’s a little more like it from Griff, giving up his Bears game beer and pizza money. First half, beer and pizza money.

The $200K from him before was like saying “Go away and stop bothering me.”

Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, Oct 16, 18 @ 5:52 pm
Maybe they think they can salvage one statewide?

Raoul better be on notice, this is far from the Pritzker-Rauner spread of a race.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Oct 16, 18 @ 6:10 pm
I doubt it.

Comment by Not a Billionaire Tuesday, Oct 16, 18 @ 6:42 pm
If you’re conceding the other statewide races you might be able to argue that the AG would be the only check on the Democrats free reign. Other than that it’s hard to see that this investment makes sense.

Comment by Pundent Tuesday, Oct 16, 18 @ 7:18 pm
For the first time maybe ever, Harold has more cash on hand than Raoul, by about 300k. She has enough money to get across her closing argument. What will that be? If it more “Madigan”, she’s toast. It’s got to be, somehow, about her. That’s the only way to push back on the “you won’t believe what Erika Harold believes” stuff. Raoul is very effective in talking about himself in his “Survior” ad.

Comment by DarkHorse Tuesday, Oct 16, 18 @ 7:57 pm
3 million coming from JB for Kwame? Or 2? Or just a match?

Comment by Precinct Captain Tuesday, Oct 16, 18 @ 8:16 pm
Harold needs a poll showing she’s within single digits. In addition to more big checks from people, the Republican Attorneys General Association has lots of cash, could easily send her a million.

Comment by DarkHorse Tuesday, Oct 16, 18 @ 9:13 pm
Nobody got the Joe Rizza joke?

Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Oct 16, 18 @ 9:42 pm
I saw the Rizza lead in, but I couldn’t top it…

lol

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Oct 16, 18 @ 9:43 pm
Sorry I didn’t comment earlier, Rich, but yes, I got a kick out of Ford helps Dodge!

Comment by Cyprian Tuesday, Oct 16, 18 @ 9:54 pm
Griffin just contributed $5M to Florida’s Ron DeSantis too. The man can hedge.

Comment by City Zen Wednesday, Oct 17, 18 @ 9:20 am
City Zen - you’re highlighting what may be unnerving Raoul just now - that Griffin’s not done, has got so much money, he can easily give Harold more before Nov 6. While I don’t know Griffin personally, I can bet he’s got sufficient self-regard - if he thought he could put Harold over the top, he’d probably do it, and be the new “King of the GOP” in Illinois.

Comment by DarkHorse Wednesday, Oct 17, 18 @ 11:41 am
If Harold loses, Illinois will become the Mirror Universe of Texas. All our legislators will grow goatees with sideburns, and carry daggers.

I saw this on Star Trek.
We’ll be the antithesis of Texas.

Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Oct 17, 18 @ 12:04 pm
–If Harold loses, Illinois will become the Mirror Universe of Texas. All our legislators will grow goatees with sideburns, and carry daggers.

I saw this on Star Trek.
We’ll be the antithesis of Texas.–

I’ve gotta party with you, dude.

Just no driving today, can you dig it?

I knew that you could.

Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Oct 17, 18 @ 10:25 pm