Jeanne Ives for Governor

Voters in Illinois will head to the polls this Tuesday. They should vote for Jeanne Ives in the Republican gubernatorial primary over the thoroughly disappointing incumbent governor Bruce Rauner, who has forfeited any claim on his party’s nod.

Rauner, a businessman with no prior experience in politics, vowed in 2014 to take on longtime House speaker Mike “Boss” Madigan and shepherd much-needed free-market reforms through the Democratic state legislature. With the exception of education reform, he has failed to deliver on his promises even after Republicans picked up enough seats in 2016 to sustain a veto. Rauner said he would cut the state income tax; after a long budget impasse, Republican and Democratic legislators overrode him to pass an income-tax hike. He said he would reform the pension system; he bailed it out under pressure, only to see the state’s credit rating downgraded anyway. He signed a bill into law that weakens immigration enforcement. Rauner inherited a bad situation, but since taking office he has mostly made it worse.

Failing to pass the fiscal reforms he promised wouldn’t alone justify his ouster in the primary. But Rauner’s duplicity on the issue of abortion should be disqualifying to conservatives. During the election, Rauner — who is pro-choice, had once donated to Planned Parenthood, and whose wife is an abortion-rights activist — insisted that he was merely running to fix the state’s coffers. He had, he said, “no social agenda.” When a bill to guarantee abortion as a right if the Supreme Court ever overturned Roe v. Wade and provide public money for abortions through all nine months of a woman’s pregnancy began circulating in the state legislature, Rauner said he would veto it. In September, he signed it into law. Pro-lifers who voted for Rauner put their trust in a man who is now forcing them to underwrite third-trimester abortions. His record is not just dreadful, but features a glaring lie.

Which is why Jeanne Ives, a state legislator, is a better alternative. Ives is an underdog and lacks Rauner’s resources, but she is both a superior candidate to the governor and a solid politician in her own right. One recent poll has her just 7 points behind Rauner. For his part, the governor is running far behind the likely Democratic nominee — J. B. Pritzker, a cat’s paw of Madigan — and has been unwilling to engage Ives in debate after an embarrassing showing in a joint appearance with her at the Chicago Tribune editorial office. Illinois Republicans should vote for Ives, the only conservative on the ballot.

https://www.nationalreview.com...onservative-support/

I live just across the river on the IA side of the Quad Cities and our three stations are showing LOTS of ads for the IL primary.

I'm thankful I don't live in IL, for many reasons.

We get all the ads here in St. Louis, too. The likely Democratic nominee — J. B. Pritzker, sounds like a real socialist/communist with his push for "single-payer healthcare" for Illinois.

I haven't been able to find ratings for any candidates beyond US Congress on either NRA's or ISRA's websites. Any ideas?

Ives seems a good choice, but I have no idea how she in on 2A, and I've become pretty much a one-issue voter. As bad as Rauner is, I'm voting for her tomorrow and hoping for the best.

Primary Eve in Illinois: Fire All of Your Guns at Once
By Jack Fowler

March 19, 2018 9:37 PM

As they head to the voting booths tomorrow in Illinois, conservatives might want to consider a smattering of things about the incumbent and very non-conservative Republican governor, Bruce Rauner.

Such as . . .

1. The reason that there are overwhelming Democratic numbers in the state legislature may have to do in some part with the fact that Rauner and his wife have raised big bucks for pro-abortion groups such as Personal PAC, which, per this Ives ad, has spent millions to defeat conservative Republicans and elect pro-abortion Democrats.

Last year, in just one donation, the Rauners gave $50,000 to Planned Parenthood of Illinois for its “Generations Celebrations” gala (“generation” being a strange term to use for an entity engaged in stopping life which has been generated).

2. In August, Rauner signed what infuriated conservatives have labelled a “sanctuary state” law (it protects illegal immigrants from being detained due to their immigration status). Of course, the Ives campaign has a commercial on that.

3. Rauner, as governor, is not in charge. Hey, he said so.

4. Ives wrapped up her final day of campaigning with a Chicago press conference. Her statement (read the entire thing below) begins, “Bruce Rauner is a disgrace. As treacherous and dishonest as he has been as governor. . .”

Wow. Here’s the video of the press conference.



What follows is her charged statement, in full (provided by the Ives campaign). All guns were fired. The West Point grad has no intention of taking prisoners. Suggestion: Don a helmet before reading (and maybe play some Steppenwolf).

Transcript of Ives Statement:

Good afternoon.

Bruce Rauner is a disgrace.

As treacherous and dishonest as he has been as governor, he has been worse as a candidate for governor.

He’s entire campaign and the tens of millions of dollars behind it is predicated on a cynical lie to cover his betrayals.

Rauner has such a low opinion of GOP primary voters, he thinks he can scam them with lies about me so brazen even his supporters admit they aren’t true.

His latest about the DGA is the stuff of Area 51 conspiracy theorists.

By Rauner’s tortured logic, he is in cahoots with JB Pritzker who is running ads in the closing days attacking Bruce Rauner.

That’s good for Rauner to be attacked by Pritzker, right? So I should be claiming that Rauner should have to file an in-kind donation for the ads Pritzker is running against him.

Except I won’t do that because I am not a pathological liar.

Except I won’t do that because I have dignity.

Except I won’t do that because it would be so obviously untrue I couldn’t look myself in the mirror.

Bruce Rauner doesn’t suffer from the possession of dignity, self-respect or honor.

The truth is: Rauner has been aided and abetted by the leftist groups he’s financed, like his $50,000 check to Planned Parenthood, or whose policies he’s supported from the outset of this campaign.

It started when Personal PAC posted a video attacking me.

Now it’s the DGA on TV and NARAL in mailboxes attacking me.

That’s why my campaign responded with an ad pointing out the truth that, in fact, it is Rauner and the DGA who share the same policy positions on abortion, sanctuary state, Chicago bailouts and the like.

I’m endorsed by my conservative legislative colleagues here today and others because I’ve been a conservative reformer in Springfield.

I’m endorsed by, among others, the Susan B. Anthony List and National Review, the leading conservative opinion journal in the country for the past 50 years, because I am a tried-and-true conservative.

That’s the truth.

Rauner lies to cover up his betrayals. I tell the truth to drive policy solutions.

That’s the difference between us.

That’s the choice for GOP primary voters tomorrow.

Thank you.

https://www.nationalreview.com...f-your-guns-at-once/

I've been getting robo calls from the Jeanne Ives for Governor campaign - which is strange as I live in Kansas...

Bummer...


Illinois Governor Republican Primary
Candidate Percent Votes
Bruce Rauner (Republican) 51.5% 311,830
Jeanne Ives (Republican) 48.5% 293,628
8864 of 10109 (88%) Precincts Reporting, 605,458 Total Votes

Yep.

Looking at results on the Sun-Times website, I'm shocked at how many state offices have no Republicans running for them. I guess they all left the state. I wish I was.

Illinois sucks. These people are stupid.Come November we will have a socialist Governor and worse, a Police hating Attorney General. Never underestimate the stupidity of the average voter in Illinois, particularly in the Chicago area.

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Originally posted by Bulldog7972:
Illinois sucks. These people are stupid.Come November we will have a socialist Governor and worse, a Police hating Attorney General. Never underestimate the stupidity of the average voter in Illinois, particularly in the Chicago area.

Yes... it does, and they are.
J. B. Pritzker will be your next governor.
Bruce Rauner is a disgrace. Enough Republicans have seen that who will not vote for his re-election. Jeanne Ives would have been excellent, and nearly pulled it off ... but she couldn't counter the nearly $40 million in negative ads Rauner ran against her.

Ives was not electable in November. Hopefully enough people will know Pritzker by then and will not vote for him.

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Originally posted by maxwayne:
Ives was not electable in November. Hopefully enough people will know Pritzker by then and will not vote for him.

Correct. It would have been Bill Brady all over again - too conservative on abortion to be elected statewide. I like Bill and even interned for him in college, but he and Rutherford took votes from Dillard in the 2014 primary that gave us Rauner. Dillard would have been no prize, but our current situation would be marginally better in my estimation.

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It would have been Bill Brady all over again - too conservative on abortion to be elected statewide.

Maybe so. But she would have probably garnered the support in November of most who voted for Bruce Rauner yesterday.

But conservatives won't fall for Bruce Rauner again. He had his chance, and he sold out on conservatives.

The truth is: Rauner has been aided and abetted by the leftist groups he’s financed, like his $50,000 check to Planned Parenthood, or whose policies he’s supported from the outset of this campaign.

Conservatives won't vote for Pritzker, but many won't vote for Rauner either. They won't stay home... but you will see a large "undervote" at the top of the ticket. They will skip that race and vote in the other races down ticket.

From POLITICO:
Bruce Rauner’s in big trouble in November

Yes, it’s a win. But it was a weak, lifeless victory — an anemic performance from an incumbent governor who vastly outspent his competitor. In a solid blue state where he’s already polling below President Trump, Rauner now must contend with a divided party as he squares off against a billionaire Democrat.

Getting the GOP base motivated again to support him will be one challenge, but the herculean task will be bringing Ives’ conservative supporters back into the fold in November.

https://www.politico.com/story...ker-elections-476748

Sadly no way any republican can beat billionaire Pritker this November and we will probably never see a republican governor again. This time next year will we see more massive income tax increases in Illinois, particularly for higher income people, which will further compel them to flee the state continuing our downward spiral in fiscal troubles. No one was talking about how to improve Illinois fiscal condition on the democrat side, just more free shit and other spending and "taxing the rich". No doubt that an "assualt weapon" ban and magazine restrictions will become reality either. What conservatives that are left in Illinois don't seem to be a very committed group, the Illinois State Rifle Association has only 25,000 members and their yearly dues are only $25.

Living here all my life it has been absolutely amazing seeing the downfall of Illinois in just the last couple decades due to the insatiable need for democrats to promise what they could never pay for to win elections and looting the state pension funds to pay interest on state debt. It will not end well for tax paying Illinois citizens.

Let JB Pritzker take it from here
By Silvio Canto, Jr.

On Tuesday night, I followed the Illinois primary results to keep up with the liberal challenge to pro-life Democrat Dan Lipinski. It was too close for comfort, as they say, but Mr. Lipinski pulled out a 2-point win with 97% of the vote counted. He defeated Marie Newman, a progressive, as they like to call these candidates.

By 10 P.M., I found myself caught up in the governor's race. On one hand is incumbent Governor Bruce Rauner, who has been a major disappointment, according to my friends in Illinois. They tell me he cracked and gave in to the Legislature. It's probably more complicated than that, but this is not the governor most of them voted for.

On the Democratic side, I went to Mr. Pritzker's website and did not know whether he was running for president or governor. He wants to resist President Trump:

Donald Trump's legislative agenda threatens to wreak havoc on the lives of Illinois families. Trump is actively working to dismantle health care in the United States, potentially stripping millions of families of their coverage and targeting those who need it most.

He is waging war on science in his refusal to acknowledge climate change and his rejection of the policies that will preserve our future. Trump's attacks on public education, immigrant [sic] families, and people of color are tearing communities apart, and undermining the principles that make this country strong. Every day, Trump is exploiting divisions and peddling hate.

Illinois will be deeply impacted by this administration's devastating agenda, and Governor Bruce Rauner is asleep at the wheel. Rauner is silent in the face of Trump's attacks and refuses to put in place policies that will protect Illinois families[.] ...

After Bruce Rauner's failed leadership, there is so much work to do and this my plan to resist Trump as Illinois' next governor.

What else can we say? The resistance has a new spokesman, and he is likely to be the next governor of Illinois.

What does this resistance have to do with the structural problems facing Illinois? The public pension problems? The shootings in Chicago? The loss of population to other states? And lots of other problems that resisting Trump will not fix?

Maybe the future governor can check with the governor of New Jersey. As I recall, he also celebrated his victory by announcing that New Jersey is the new home of the resistance. In fact, New Jersey is now the home of lots of new taxes, and the incumbent is not very popular.

My guess is that Pritzker pulled a cynical one on the left. He wrapped the flag of the resistance to generate a good turnout. As soon as he walks into the executive mansion, he will learn that the state finances are a huge mess and that Trump will be the least of his problems.

The Democrats deserve a Pritzker, and they will soon be furious with him. Illinois needs a resistance to the blue way, not more mindless attacks on President Trump.

https://www.americanthinker.co...ke_it_from_here.html

In IL. its always a choice between the worst.
For Gov. I will have to vote for the worst possible republican because the option of Pritzker as Governor is way worse.
When it comes election time for the City of Chicago, I will probably have to not vomit when I vote for Rahm, only because the other choices will be that much worse.

I tell my wife on a daily basis its time to go.

Anyone but Rahm.

Governor Rauner has been a disappointment in many ways but in November, the choice will come down to him or Pritzker. For anyone interested in preserving the Second Amendment, Governor Rauner is a far better choice. In voting we often have to vote for the lesser of two evils not who we really like. Anyone who stays home on election day will have no right to complain about Illinois state gun laws for the next four years.

I'm not sure about that. Speculation up here is that he is going to sign a massive gun control bill that the Democrats up here have proposed. I do however think that while pritzker is a -10, Rauner is at best a 1.