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* It’s taken most of the mainstream media until only recently to report on Gov. Rauner’s huge contributions to the Illinois Republican Party, so maybe we’ll see some stuff on these developments by October…

Liberty Principles gets $1 million from Ken Griffin, now with an estimated $5 million on hand. https://t.co/qdNO8PlWzw

— IL Election Data (@ILElectionData) September 6, 2016

Liberty Principles PAC is run by Dan Proft, just in case you weren’t aware.

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Sep 6, 16 @ 3:45 pm

Comments

A handful of rich white dudes are giving most of the money to Republicans. I’m sure they have EVERYONE’s interest at heart. Everyone who can fit in their limousine, that is.

Comment by Albany Park Patriot Tuesday, Sep 6, 16 @ 3:48 pm
That Rauner, he’s a man of the people, and I’m sure this effort was “really intended to protect nation’s hardest workers” too because that’s his only motivation. /s

Comment by AC Tuesday, Sep 6, 16 @ 4:01 pm
Let’s remember, Ken Griffin makes over $1 Billion a year. Every year he keeps the tax rate from going back up to 5% is worth $20 million for him.

I’m guessing there will be more before November.

Comment by Century Club Tuesday, Sep 6, 16 @ 4:04 pm
Might want to check your math Country. Think how much he’d save if he moved to Texas?

Comment by Robert the 1st Tuesday, Sep 6, 16 @ 4:12 pm
Money for the campaigns of republicans and patronage jobs in state government for the democrats. Ask yourself if you would rather have someone else’s money go to waste or have your tax dollars go to waste?

Comment by patronage Tuesday, Sep 6, 16 @ 4:16 pm
Newspapers must be a bad investment.

Comment by Spliff Tuesday, Sep 6, 16 @ 4:17 pm
Oh great I get to watch even more new Michael McAuliffe commercials.

Comment by Rod Tuesday, Sep 6, 16 @ 4:22 pm
- patronage -

If you think Rauner appointees aren’t, on their own free time, legally, volunteering for Raunerite campaigns, I’ll have what you’re having, lol

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Sep 6, 16 @ 4:29 pm
I’m hoping the Liberty Principles PAC and Dan Proft can continue to mirror my beloved Washington Redskins and their owner Dan Snyder. They always outspend everybody and never get any return on their investment. Maybe Proft can back Albert Haynesworth for a race? LOL

Comment by CrazyHorse Tuesday, Sep 6, 16 @ 4:39 pm
==A handful of rich white dudes are giving most of the money to…====

all parties.

Comment by A guy Tuesday, Sep 6, 16 @ 4:47 pm
Between Diana Rauner (”I’m a Democrat!”), Bruce Rauner, and Ken Griffin, you don’t need to many more “patrons of politics” in the Raunerite Party.

IllinoisGo folded because being phony didn’t pay, lol

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Sep 6, 16 @ 4:52 pm
Dan Proft = Casey at bat when the pressure is on!

Comment by Roscoe Tom Tuesday, Sep 6, 16 @ 5:04 pm
Grifters gonna grift.

Comment by 47th Ward Tuesday, Sep 6, 16 @ 5:05 pm
==A handful of rich white dudes are giving most of the money to…====

all parties.

And Illinois’ Democratic analogs to Bruce Rauner, Ken Griffin and Ron Gidwitz are?

– MrJM

Comment by @MisterJayEm Tuesday, Sep 6, 16 @ 5:30 pm
I just received an IPI-funded push poll in favor of food trucks. What a world!

Comment by FGFM Tuesday, Sep 6, 16 @ 6:41 pm
MrJM, try Fred Eychaner, J.B. Pritzker, and Mike Madigan.

Comment by Arthur Andersen Tuesday, Sep 6, 16 @ 6:44 pm
“If you look at the races where Proft’s Liberty Principles PAC was all-in, he did pretty darned well.” Rich Miller 3/18/16

https://capitolfax.com/2016/03/18/the-dan-proft-scorecard/

Hater gonna hate, hate, hate…

Comment by Rhino Slider Tuesday, Sep 6, 16 @ 8:21 pm
That was in GOP primaries, Rhino. And also relative to IL GO, which is hardly a ringing endorsement. Dan Proft knows how to speak to the true believers among so-called conservatives. Not sure he speaks the same language as suburban women.

But whatever. He makes a decent living at it and I’m more than a little jealous. Neither Fred nor JB has given me a nickel to spend, but I’d like to think I can speak to liberal Democrats with the same nuance and effect that Proft speaks to his faithful.

Voters gonna vote too.

Comment by 47th Ward Tuesday, Sep 6, 16 @ 9:11 pm

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