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* If this doesn’t drive the final stake into the heart of those Illinois gubernatorial campaign rumors, I don’t know what will…
The Republican National Committee (RNC) and Donald J. Trump for President campaign announced today that Todd Ricketts will join the Trump Victory Committee, a joint fundraising committee between the RNC and the Donald J. Trump for President campaign, as its finance chairman.
Ricketts has served as RNC finance chairman since January 2018, spearheading the committee’s record-breaking fundraising work for the midterm cycle. He played a critical role in fundraising for President Trump ahead of the 2016 election.
“Todd has been a friend and successful advocate for our Party and I look forward to his strong leadership on the Trump Victory Committee over the next two years,” said President Trump.
“The RNC is grateful for Todd’s leadership and thrilled that he will play an important role in President Trump’s re-election in 2020,” said RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.
“Todd’s contributions play a critical part in advancing the America First agenda,” said Donald J. Trump for President Campaign Manager Brad Parscale. “Todd was a huge help to President Trump in 2016 and we look forward to his finance leadership ahead of 2020.”
“I am honored to continue to support President Trump and the Republican Party through the Trump Victory Committee,” said Ricketts. “As we head toward 2020, I will work to ensure President Trump and his campaign have the resources they need to fight for the American people.”
This should not be taken as a knock on the president, by the way, but the guy lost Illinois by 17 points in 2016 and we all saw what happened here last year.
posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 1:18 pm
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Yes, but wouldn’t this make Ricketts a favorite to win the GOP nomination for Governor? With his money and Trump’s voters, I have a hard time thinking of anyone else in the ILGOP that would have a chance.
Comment by 47th Ward Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 1:21 pm
Welp… now we know.
I’m waiting for some ILGOP leadership to emerge.
…
The ones wanting to *be* those leaders are “less than less”…
Leaders Durkin and Brady… I turn to ya… I wrote down my path… it’s time to find our leadership… identify them.
Thanks,
OW
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 1:24 pm
I am going to stick with my earlier prediction. Rauner wont run for reelection. Oops . I mean Trump.
Comment by Blue Dog Dem Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 1:27 pm
Looks like my last Cubs game attended is going to be Game 5 of the WS in 2016.
Comment by TheInvisibleMan Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 1:27 pm
Oh… Raunerites who want that “second chance” to be seen as a leader… until you repudiate the actions of 99th GA Raunerites and plan to be a better party to attract suburban moms, minorities, young voters, educated voters… please don’t waste anyone’s time thinking you’re the answer.
You’re not.
Embracing Trump in Illinois will also be, not only a non-starter, but an ILGOP death knell.
I just didn’t want any ambiguity… Raunerites need to atone.
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 1:29 pm
http://judici.com/courts/cases/case_information.jsp?court=IL037015J&ocl=IL037015J,2003CF42,IL037015JL2003CF42D1
Is this a different Todd rickets?
Comment by Tequila Mockingbird Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 1:30 pm
==Looks like my last Cubs game attended is going to be Game 5 of the WS in 2016.==
And if the Cubs launch their own network, your last Cubs game watched will be in October.
Comment by City Zen Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 1:36 pm
Tequila: yes, Todd M. Ricketts is the RNC chair.
Comment by thunderspirit Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 1:38 pm
“I’m waiting for some ILGOP leadership to emerge.”
OW sir, what you see is what you get. Sorry.
Comment by a drop in Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 1:40 pm
===what you see is what you get.===
This… is my fear.
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 1:41 pm
Trump called Foxconn.
Racine factory back on.
Comment by VanillaMan Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 1:44 pm
Victory Committee? Or self defense fund?
Comment by Al Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 1:46 pm
Join Trump or try to make the Cubs better, what a delemma. Say it ain’t so Joe.
Comment by Colossus of roads Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 1:48 pm
ILGOP’s got nothing to lose.
They tanked well before W was president, almost 20 years ago.
ILGOP couldn’t defeat Blago, even as the FBI had taped him.
ILGOP couldn’t defeat Quinn.
ILGOP couldn’t get their governor to govern.
Trump?
ILGOP’s got nothing to lose by supporting the current president.
Comment by VanillaMan Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 1:49 pm
tequila - yes, different birth dates.
Comment by Former State Employee 2 Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 1:51 pm
One union hating billionaire helping another. Trump turned the entire country RTWFL for the public sector and touted it. Trump turned all public employees into second class citizens. To see the essence of the GOP, see Trump’s Rose Garden gathering photo when the US House voted to repeal the ACA.
Comment by Grandson of Man Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 1:54 pm
–Trump called Foxconn.
Racine factory back on.–
Yeah, well both Trump and Foxconn have track records on truthiness.
Might want to double-check on U.S. Steel opening all those new plants and how Carrier was “saved” in Indiana before you take it to the bank.
Comment by wordslinger Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 2:02 pm
The fact that Trump lost by 17 and the dems swept November says more about the residents of this state than Trmp/IL R’s.
It’s why more and more residents are fleeing.
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 2:03 pm
Grandson. The two things i know. Union membership shrunk for 30 years. Pre-Trump. Unions can survive and thrive if consumers demand union built products and services.
Comment by Blue Dog Dem Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 2:03 pm
I get it but this helps him in a Republican primary even if it hurts him in the general. In order to win the Republican nomination in three years you’ll probably have to do a number of things that help in the primary and hurt in the general, such as this. Whoever does win the nomination will probably have to gather similar baggage (or will come with it pre-loaded, like Ives).
Comment by The Captain Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 2:09 pm
Everyone I know that left Illinois, didn’t “flee”.
They either retired, or attend school elsewhere, or sent to serve elsewhere, transferred or was offered a new job.
People flee tragedies.
No one is fleeing.
Stop it.
Comment by VanillaMan Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 2:09 pm
=It’s why more and more residents are fleeing.=
I talked to “Illinois” and Illinois would like you to flee as well.
Comment by JS Mill Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 2:12 pm
Three years is so long.
But it’s really hard to see where a legitimate contender comes from.
Comment by Arsenal Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 2:13 pm
Vanilla. Your mostly correct, but i know two upper middle income families who stay in Florida just long enough to get residency. One kept a small home here and the other toughs it out in a $100k RV. Sole reason for departure. Taxes.
Comment by Blue Dog Dem Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 2:14 pm
==Trump called Foxconn.
Racine factory back on.==
Somebody got Carrier-ed away.
Comment by Da Big Bad Wolf Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 2:17 pm
This could also be a primary strategy, or he could be like my father who actually believes that Trump is the greatest President in the history of our nation and he just has a messaging problem.
Comment by Just Me 2 Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 2:20 pm
Children (Pritzker, Ricketts, Trump)inheriting billions moving to politics. They obviously know so much, look at how rich they are.
Comment by Rutro Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 2:22 pm
Go Cubs, go.
Comment by Three Dimensional Checkers Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 2:28 pm
“Union membership shrunk for 30 years. Pre-Trump.”
In the private sector. Ricketts, Trump and other right wingers have their sights set on the public sector, to bring those numbers dangerously down. There’s a strong racist element to this, because the people pushing it are rich white elites, and among the targets are minorities.
RTWFL states have lower unionization rates and are lower income by design, so RTWFL absolutely harms unions. This has been true over many years. Billionaires don’t spend billions of dollars to give employees “freedom.” They don’t invest big money to have unionization rates rise. The proof is in the pudding.
Comment by Grandson of Man Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 2:31 pm
Will the Trump Victory Committee issue press passes for journalists from DNAinfo?
Comment by City Zen Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 2:36 pm
===ILGOP’s got nothing to lose by supporting the current president.===
… except to get beat at levels already seen by Trump in 16 and Rauner in 18.
“Adapt or die”
The party nationally is devolving.
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 2:39 pm
Run Todd Run. Though in fairness, by 2022, Trump will be just a bad memory so not as fresh for use as a bludgeon.
Comment by Chicago Cynic Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 2:42 pm
==“Union membership shrunk for 30 years. Pre-Trump.”
In the private sector.==
Looks like the public sector is a bit down too…
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/union2.t03.htm
Comment by City Zen Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 2:51 pm
It’s done.
Call the taxidermist.
Pritzker would lose if he ran for reelection as a Republican against Carol Mosely Braun. ILGOP was sold to Rauner and he humiliated it. Few Illinoisans have any respect left. It has no governing credibility.
Comment by VanillaMan Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 2:58 pm
== If this doesn’t drive the final stake into the heart of those Illinois gubernatorial campaign rumors, I don’t know what will…==
Yeah no he’s definitely running. Old man Joe (the real owner of the flubs) will buy the IL GOP and Todd will spend 3 weeks after the primary talking about how he’s really a moderate and just wants to make IL a better place, and all the dumb media types will fall for it and he’ll get a billion dollars worth of positive free media pieces that all include some version of “btw did you know his sister is a Democrat?” and “he can’t be that bad, his sister is liberal”
Comment by Lester Holt’s Mustache Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 3:59 pm
@VanillaMan
“ILLGOP couldn’t beat Quinn”
We’re you asleep in 2014?
Comment by Fuel For the Fire Friday, Feb 1, 19 @ 4:02 pm
The Ricketts are hardly the first group of Republicans to own the Chicago Cubs. In case you were unaware, the Tafts, the Wrigleys, and many of the people from the Tribune group were identified with the GOP.
Comment by Practical Politics Tuesday, Feb 5, 19 @ 8:42 am