Rauner recruits neighboring governors to rip Madigan on tax hike in TV commercial

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I saw this commercial last night and was cracking up. Just awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaDg_wSozvc

Rauner recruits neighboring governors to rip Madigan on tax hike - Chicago Tribune


A day after formally launching his re-election bid, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner returned to a familiar theme of bashing Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan but this time added a twist.

Three neighboring GOP governors are the ones doing the attacking. Republican Govs. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, Eric Greitens of Missouri and Eric Holcomb of Indiana each deliver a sarcastic “thank you” to Madigan for “raising Illinois taxes” and “helping create new jobs” in their states.

Rauner, who has slumping approval ratings, does not appear in the ad, continuing a trend from his previous two campaign commercials. Instead, Greitens makes mention of Madigan “blocking Rauner’s reforms” without specifying the changes Illinois’ Republican governor has unsuccessfully pushed.

Holcomb contends “Hoosiers love you Mike Madigan,” while Walker adds, “Cheeseheads love you Madigan” and Greitens says, “Big fans here in Missouri. Big Time. Thank you, Mike.” Then a logo reading “Stop Mike Madigan” appears onscreen.

Since his first run for governor in 2014, Rauner has continuously tried to tie the state’s problems to Madigan, the nation’s longest-serving speaker of the House who has served in the role for all but two years since 1983. Rauner, a former private equity investor, has used his wealth and that of his allies to promote the theme. He’s also helped fund GOP legislative candidates, seeking to link Democratic rank-and-file members to the House speaker, who also serves as state Democratic chairman.

In a statement Tuesday, Madigan said the new Rauner ad highlights the governor’s “own failure to lead, and fully embraces the race to the bottom being led by his role models from states where middle-class wages are a fraction of what they are in Illinois.”

“It’s deeply disappointing that Gov. Rauner would rather work with right-wing governors from other states than with legislators seeking bipartisan compromise right here in Illinois. But his actions ultimately reaffirm our resolve in the legislature to continue our work in a bipartisan way without the governor’s involvement — just as we have for many months now.”

Records show that in September 2016, Rauner gave $100,000 each to the campaigns of Greitens and Holcomb. In addition, the three governors each represent right-to-work states where union membership is not a mandatory precondition for some jobs. A court case involving a challenge to Illinois’ status, backed by Rauner, is before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Despite Democratic majorities in the House and Senate making approval nearly impossible, the Republican governor initially pursued right-to-work status for Illinois and later unsuccessfully sought union-weakening measures in an effort to terminate a major source of campaign cash and manpower for Democrats.

Rauner’s ideological battle against Madigan was a major factor in the state’s historic two-year budget impasse, which ended when some Republican lawmakers rejected the governor’s plea for unity and joined with Democrats to enact a spending and tax hike package in July. The state income tax rate rose by 32 percent, going from 3.75 percent to 4.95 percent. That will cost an extra $1,200 a year for a family with a net income of $100,000.

“Even now, after a bipartisan group of lawmakers agreed to make the tough decisions the governor was unwilling to make, Gov. Rauner would still rather play political games than work cooperatively to repair the damage he has done,” Madigan said in his statement.

In his statement, Madigan hailed a bipartisan compromise for producing “Illinois’ balanced budget.” But Rauner maintains the budget enacted over his veto is $1.7 billion out of whack and it counts on $500 million in savings from a new pension program that cannot be implemented quickly.

Rauner’s latest ad comes as social conservatives among the rank-and-file Republicans are looking to field a primary challenger to him after he signed a bill expanding taxpayer-funded abortions.

Despite Rauner’s considerable campaign cash, state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton is actively considering a run against Rauner if she can get pledges for significant financial backing. Ives has reported starting October with nearly $8,500 in her campaign and raised an additional $14,000 since. Rauner began the month with $65.6 million and has since gotten $284,000 in donations.

As for the new ad, federal records show Rauner has committed spending more than $213,000 for 174 TV ads alone on ABC-Ch. 7 in Chicago through Nov. 5. He’s also spending $134,000 during the same period for 134 spots on CBS-Ch. 2 Chicago.
 

jason05gt

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The more I travel recently, I realize how bad our State's woes are. I just drove through Wisconsin and Minnesota and the roads were in great shape and there was a lot of investment in infrastructure either widening or improving existing roads.

On the other hand in Illinois we have shitty roads and infrastructure due to politics, lack of funding, and unions.

Getting Madigan out of power would be a huge win for the taxpayers of Illinois.
 

Mr_Roboto

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could the roads thing also be coupled with far more traffic/users around here?

i don't disagree with you, but I'd bet 90/94 going into chicago or 12 through kildeer sees far more abuse/traffic/fuckery than 90 near lacrosse wisconsin

Not viewing them as mutually exclusive tbh.

That said funny AF and hammers the point home about how the state's getting run into the ground.
 

Lord Tin Foilhat

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could the roads thing also be coupled with far more traffic/users around here?

i don't disagree with you, but I'd bet 90/94 going into chicago or 12 through kildeer sees far more abuse/traffic/fuckery than 90 near lacrosse wisconsin
Maybe. But look at the tollways...similar traffic usage but not nearly as shitty as the freeways
 
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