Did Rep. Jeanne Ives throw the March 20th primary to Rauner? Let Real GOP Illinois count the reasons why Ives could have/would have bungled the primary race. There was only one way for Ives to lose on March 20th – she threw it! 1. Ives didn’t need to do anything to defeat Rauner; he had […]
Category: HB40
Wall Street Journal Gets Smacked for Praising Rauner
Jeanne Ives, the Republican challenger to Governor Bruce Rauner has penned an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal, “Rauner Not the Answer to Illinois’ Problems,” challenging a piece praising the failed Governor. Subscribers can read the response here. “Regarding James Taranto’s “The Weekend Interview with Bruce Rauner: Bruce Rauner vs. the Illinois ‘Mafia’” (March […]
Three strikes and he’s out: Rauner’s a goner if he signs Madigan’s anti-gun bills
Governor Rauner is damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t and the Democrats want it that way. After forcing Governor Rauner to choose sides on abortion and illegal immigration last fall, the Democrats are at it again with four anti-gun bills intended to fire up the GOP’s conservative base yet again. Capitol Fax’s Rich […]
Crain’s trashes Rauner but endorses him anyway
The Illinois media hates, hates, hates Governor Bruce Rauner but it didn’t stop the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune and Crain’s Chicago Business from endorsing the failed Republican Governor over his opponent conservative Rep. Jeanne Ives (IL-42). The rationale behind their endorsement: Ives’ transgender ad was too repellent, making her unelectable and despite Rauner’s lack of […]
UNREAL: Proft PAC spends $12K+ on pro-Mike Madigan mailing
Somebody needs to explain this…Liberty Principles PAC, run by Dan Proft, disclosed a $12,375.53 donation in support of Michael Madigan’s campaign in its B-1 filings at the Illinois State Board of Elections Sunday. The 2/18 disclosure lists $12,375.53 to RHA Marketing for a mailing sent by Liberty Principles PAC IN SUPPORT OF House Speaker Michael […]
Conservatives 2nd Nybo’s call to investigate Rauner-funded Illinois Policy Institute
Sen. Chris Nybo (R-Elmhurst) is calling on Republicans to consider a Joint House Senate Resolution calling for investigations by the IRS, the FBI, or the Attorney General into the non-profit groups run by John Tillman and the Illinois Policy Institute in response to a story in the Chicago Sun-Times. As conservatives, Real GOP Illinois seconds that […]
Rauner confuses, alienates his conservative base with attack on Ives’ ad
Governor Bruce Rauner is damned. Damned if he – pathetically – tries to defend himself and damned if he attacks his Republican primary opponent’s social conservatism. Last week, Rauner’s opponent, Rep. Jeanne Ives released what she calls an “edgy” ad that hits Gov. Rauner on the big three for social conservatives: abortion, illegal immigration, and […]
Rauner embarrasses himself at Chicago Tribune editorial board meeting
Running on a weak record with few to no accomplishments during his four-year term, it is no wonder Governor Bruce Rauner doesn’t want to debate his Republican primary challenger Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton). Rauner wants the Chicago Tribune’s endorsement so he showed up to the paper’s editorial board meeting Monday and faced Ives for the […]
New Poll Puts Gov. Bruce Rauner in Lethal Mark Kirk Territory
The media missed the point of the new We Ask America poll, which gives Bruce Rauner a 50 point lead over his GOP challenger, Jeanne Ives. In voting likelihood, Rauner has a 40 point lead. What does this point lead spread mean? Ask Sen. Mark Kirk. ‘We Ask America’ asked those polled, “If the GOP […]
Rauner’s big donors Uihlein and Griffin destroyed conservatism in Illinois
In the space of one itty bitty term, Republican Bruce Rauner signed SB 31 and made Illinois a sanctuary state (no doubt he got that idea from a little birdy named Mayor Rahm) and HB 40 which forces taxpayers to finance unrestricted abortion on demand. It doesn’t matter if you are morally opposed to abortion. […]