Illinois conservatives, take a good hard look in the mirror. Former Rauner supporter, Rep. Jeanne Ives lost the Republican primary to incumbent Governor Bruce Rauner on March 20th. No, it doesn’t matter that Ives almost beat Rauner? No. Get it through your heads: Almost winning is losing. This baggage made it impossible for Ives to […]
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Did Jeanne Ives blow the primary race to help Rauner?
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rockford Rep. Cabello calls on Rauner to resign
ROCKFORD (WREX) – Republican State Rep. John Cabello tells 13 WREX he believes Gov. Bruce Rauner should resign during an interview following Wednesday’s State of the State address in Springfield. Cabello points to the governor’s credibility as the main reason for his comments, saying the governor has broken his word, specifically on House Bill 40. Cabello […]
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. […]
Rauner’s big donor, Uihlein, has history of sleazy donations
With the scandal storm over his financial ties to controversial donor, Richard Uihlein, Judge Roy Moore’s biggest donor, Governor Bruce Rauner is in full spin mode. Media are reporting Uihlein contributed $50,000 to a pro-Moore PAC on September 8th and another $50,000 after Moore was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl and three other […]
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Ingraham: Border Patrol Murder ‘Better Be Final Straw’ For Congress
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Laura Ingraham said the murder of U.S. Customs & Border Patrol Agent Rogelio Martinez “better be the final straw for members of Congress” to take action on President Trump’s planned wall and meaningful border security legislation. “His family deserves justice,” Ingraham said. “This should never be happening in the […]
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HOT AIR: Sad GOP attempt to repeal Rauner’s sanctuary state bill stalls
The sad last ditch (some say half-hearted and feeble) attempt by six GOP legislators to repeal Gov. Rauner’s sanctuary state bill has hit a roadblock. Reeling from Republican voter outrage after Rauner signed SB31, the “Trust Act,” which officially turned Illinois into a sanctuary state, a group of conservative legislators vowed/said/claimed they would repeal the […]