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* Press release…
Today, Erika Harold’s campaign for Attorney General is launching a new statewide TV ad titled “Anything.”
Kwame Raoul will do or say anything to win. That’s why one former Democratic governor of Illinois called Raoul’s attacks “false” and “desperate.”
Now, Kwame Raoul is lying about Erika Harold’s record because he can’t run on his own record of doing Mike Madigan’s bidding in Springfield for fourteen years.
Kwame Raoul teamed up with Madigan to raise property taxes, supported Madigan’s 67% tax hike, and even allowed disgraced former governor Rod Blagojevich to skip billions of dollars in pension payments.
Kwame Raoul squandered his time in Springfield and can’t be trusted to be Attorney General. Fourteen years of failure is enough.
* The spot…
* Transcript…
Erika Harold: After spending years raising taxes and opposing reform, Kwame Raoul can’t run on his record – so he’s lying about mine.
Announcer: Even Democrats have called out Raoul for “desperate, false attacks.”
He’ll say anything to win – and do anything for Madigan:
Raoul teamed up with Madigan to raise property taxes.
Voted for his sixty-seven percent income tax hike.
…And let Blagojevich skip pension payments.
Kwame Raoul: “I’m Kwame Raoul, and I’m just getting started.”
Announcer: Stop Kwame Raoul. 14 years of failure is enough.
* The Raoul campaign pointed to this Politifact item from yesterday about an earlier ad…
Harold says “Mike Madigan and Kwame Raoul team up to raise property taxes.”
Her statement contains an element of truth in that Raoul and Madigan did sponsor legislation in 2014 that initially contained a proposal from Emanuel for a new property tax levy for several ailing pension funds.
But the tax component was not the primary aim of the bill, which also sought to shore up the funds by cutting city worker retirement benefits and requiring both workers and the city to put more money into them. That tax language didn’t even make it into the final version of the bill.
Yet Harold’s claim spuriously suggests Raoul teamed up with Madigan for the express purpose of hiking taxes, leaving out all mitigating context. We rate it Mostly False.
…Adding… I remember that bill and it was indeed about making legislators let the locals off the hook for the property tax hike. The pushback was strong, which is why the specific language was removed.
posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Sep 17, 18 @ 9:37 am
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I understand Madigan’s unpopular. But how does he move the needle in other races?
Rauner has been bangin’ the Madigan drum for four years. He’s polling at 30%.
Comment by wordslinger Monday, Sep 17, 18 @ 9:44 am
==Kwame Raoul: “I’m Kwame Raoul, and I’m just getting started.”
Announcer: Stop Kwame Raoul. 14 years of failure is enough.==
These two lines smack of an ad consultant thinking he’s clever without considering whether or not the voters get it.
Comment by Arsenal Monday, Sep 17, 18 @ 9:47 am
Erika Harold quoting PQ as an authority. lol.
Is Kwame going to run the Harold Washington clip to rebut PQ’s powerful words?
Comment by Henry Francis Monday, Sep 17, 18 @ 9:51 am
But the Attorney General doesn’t vote on budgets. Unless Madigan is changing that/s
Comment by Flynn's Mom Monday, Sep 17, 18 @ 10:19 am
So Harold is comandeering Pritkzer’s line about Rauner (”xxxx years of failure is enough”)? That takes chutzpah.
Comment by Christopher Monday, Sep 17, 18 @ 10:22 am
Erika has a big problem. In Illinois, that ad isn’t that effective because a significant part of the voters don’t really care about higher taxes because they will not be paying them.
Comment by Steve Monday, Sep 17, 18 @ 10:41 am
Anyone who runs an ad that tries to use the “but Madigan” will never get my vote by default.
The only place it belongs is when someone is on the ballot running against Madigan in his own district.
That tired tactic is basically a reverse litmus test at this point.
Comment by TheInvisibleMan Monday, Sep 17, 18 @ 10:43 am
So the plan is for Harold to win her campaign by recycling the Madigan ads that aren’t working for Rauner?
I’ll take the under.
– MrJM
Comment by @misterjayem Monday, Sep 17, 18 @ 11:03 am
Somehow I recall Harold once being described by a commenter on this site as “Queen Of Nice”. Was that somebody else, or has she changed?
Comment by DarkHorse Monday, Sep 17, 18 @ 12:24 pm
So tired of the “it’s all Madigan’s fault.” I will never vote for a candidate that uses that tired line. It makes me think they have nothing of their own to stand on so they follow Rauner’s lead and use an excuse instead.
Comment by State Worker Monday, Sep 17, 18 @ 12:49 pm
I thought the Ad was effective.
He seems ahead in all the polls so maybe he doesn’t
all the Dem base to support him to win this race.
Not sure it matters, but PQ endorse the AG nominee?
Comment by Back to the Future Monday, Sep 17, 18 @ 1:04 pm
==These two lines smack of an ad consultant thinking he’s clever without considering whether or not the voters get it.==
They get it.
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Sep 17, 18 @ 1:36 pm
==They get it.==
I do not think the voters have paid enough attention to either Kwame or JB’s taglines to catch the word play.
Comment by Arsenal Monday, Sep 17, 18 @ 4:12 pm
Also, all of those “primary loser criticizes primary winner” ads are already useless, but even moreso here, since Harold doesn’t even have the guts to use Pat Quinn’s name.
Comment by Arsenal Monday, Sep 17, 18 @ 4:13 pm
I like Harold a lot. But the momentum is not in her favor. Too Republican, not the right time, too connected to Rauner. Throw in Trump backlash as well. Today’s issue is law enforcement overreach, not get tougher on crime. (Even though the City’s homicide rate is high). Winner is a Democrat.
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Sep 17, 18 @ 5:05 pm
Rauners hand picked candidate is touched
Comment by Rabid Tuesday, Sep 18, 18 @ 7:43 am
Raoul has dug up third-hand allegations about what Harold SUPPOSEDLY said 15 years ago at a beauty pageant about gay marriage and adoption and has created two misleading commercials based on those allegations.
Could be why Harold says, “He’ll say anything to win”.
Comment by philadel Monday, Sep 24, 18 @ 10:11 pm