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We’ve reached another campaign finance milestone

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An analysis of data from the nonpartisan site Follow the Money shows that back in the 2006 legislative and statewide races, Illinois candidates raised a combined $43 million.

Most of that money came from interests groups, businesses, trade unions and other organizations - “the traditional sources of big money,” as Kent Redfield, professor emeritus of political science at University of Illinois Springfield, describes them.

Fast forward to the 2014 elections - campaign fundraising had more than tripled. A good chunk of the cash, around 40 percent, came from just a handful of big donors. […]

This year, in the race for governor between a billionaire and a near-billionaire, campaign contributions from the candidates already total more than $150 million.

In other words, JB Pritzker and Gov. Bruce Rauner have individually given more money than was raised on all statewide and legislative races in 2014.

And it’s only June.

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 9:55 am

Comments

Oh.
The milestone is about campaign spending.

I was half hoping that the milestone was having two of the worst gubernatorial candidates ever.

Comment by VanillaMan Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 10:04 am
yeah, but we’re minus another Madigan/Marwig vs. McAuliffe.

Comment by Amalia Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 10:13 am
Why is Rauner still spending money? Some radio and twitter yakkers up here were “reporting rumors” that he was going to quit the race.

Because that’s what you do when you’re honest, trustworthy and principled — you “report rumors.”

Comment by wordslinger Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 10:16 am
Hopefully all that moolah is spent in Illinois.

Comment by Da Big Bad Wolf Friday, Jun 8, 18 @ 10:37 am