Bruce Rauner: Chief Executive Outsourcer

[Snarkoleptic]

Billionaire plutocrat Bruce Rauner is trying to buy his way into the Illinois Governor's Mansion...and he's ahead in the polls!

More on Rauner here (hint- he's another Rick Scott)
http://illinoisfreedom.com/issues/who-is-bruce-rauner/

Donate here, if you wish, to support incumbent Democratic Governor Pat Quinn-
https://www.quinnforillinois.com/

[Snarkoleptic]

1. It makes me a bit ill that simply appearing constantly on the teevee is enough

to get ahead in the polls in Blue-State Illinois.

http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/latest-local/54567-bruce-rauner-exposed-for-repeatedly-threatening-government-shutdown.html

Bruce Rauner Exposed for Repeatedly Threatening Government Shutdown- Billionaire GOP candidate seems unconcerned with disruption of essential public services and indicates he’s willing to eliminate over 77,000 middle class jobs

Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2014. Yesterday news outlets, including CNN and the International Business Times, reported on GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner’s speech in which he threatened to shut down the government and fire workers in mass if he doesn’t get pay cuts he demands. Rauner seems unconcerned about negative consequences of mass firings on the delivery of essential public services and suggests he is willing to wipe out over 77,000 middle class jobs of police officers, child protection workers, prison employees, nurses, and other state workers. The comments, made in March of last year, were unveiled in a new video posted by the Illinois Federation of Teachers.

[ColesCountyDem]

2. In southern IL, Rauner's support is very much 'anti-Quinn' in nature.

As the poorest and most economically-vulnerable region of the state, southern Illinois was much more damaged by the Great Recession than other parts of the state, and it still lags behind the rest of the state in terms of economic recovery. Whether justified or not, there is a common perception down here that Gov. Quinn could have and should have done more to 'ease our pain', as it were, and has not done so. That is the major reason that Rauner leads among likely voters here.

[Snarkoleptic]

3. These voters are like chickens running from the farm dog into the mouth of the fox.

Crain's Chicago Business is even tearing into Rauner...

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20140811/BLOGS02/140819987/rauner-cant-have-it-both-ways-on-gtcr-flame-outs?r=7444G9856023G0B

...furious debate over the meltdown of one of GTCR's companies, ConvergEx Group LLC, which so far has agreed to pay $151 million in penalties and restitution for defrauding stock investors with phony fees.

The head of the firm's trading subsidiary last week was indicted by federal authorities in the case. The CEO of the parent firm in December was replaced in a company shake-up when news of the scandal first hit. But Mr. Rauner says he has absolutely no responsibility for that episode, that the key decisions were removed "five levels" from him, and that he can't be held responsible for the actions of a few "rogue employees."

Sorry, that just doesn't wash. If you run a big company, the buck stops on your desk. Just like it stops on the desk of Gov. Pat Quinn when a patronage hiring scandal erupts in the Illinois Department of Transportation, or prosecutors start asking questions about a grand anti-violence program that more and more looks like a political slush fund.

[ColesCountyDem]

4. Oh, I get it myself, but far too many don't.

The only Democrat down here that enjoys much support is Sheila Simon.

[Snarkoleptic]

5. I'm sure you've been exposed to non-stop Rauner ads for over a year now.

I may be cynical, but lots of people are prolly going off of name recognition and "oh, that's that nice fella from the teevee".
Plus there are certainly some who have fallen for Rauner's "See, I'm just like you and wear a $17 plastic Timex watch".

[Gidney N Cloyd]

6. He seems to be having trouble raising money, though. I wonder what that suggests?

There's no shortage of wealthy repubs in Illinois yet "Mitt Rauner" keeps having to dip into his own pocket just to keep even with Quinn.

[Snarkoleptic]

7. Much like Rick Scott in Florida, Rauner has been self-funding much of his campaign.

The subversion of the democratic process is inevitable when wealth and power concentrate in the hands of the few.

http://politics.suntimes.com/article/springfield/watchdogs-rauner-spreading-cash-around-fellow-republicans/sun-08102014-914pm

Even as he has poured $9.6 million of his own money into his campaign, Bruce Rauner, the Republican candidate for governor, has also been dipping more heavily into his personal wealth to help finance GOP candidates and groups, records show.

Plus his friends have deep pockets-
http://politics.suntimes.com/article/chicago/billionaire-ken-griffin-gives-rauner-record-breaking-25-million/fri-06132014-403pm

A Chicago billionaire has given the biggest single Illinois political donation ever — in the modern-day era — to a candidate for governor of Illinois.

One of Chicago’s wealthiest men, hedge-fund CEO Ken Griffin, has donated $2.5 million to Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner’s campaign, according to campaign disclosure records — the largest single contribution ever from an individual to any Illinois political candidate, other than the candidate’s own self funding.

The $2.5 million contribution on June 11 brings Griffin’s total contributions to Rauner to $3.57 million.

[lunasun]

8. Citadel complete RW tea party firm Not surprised at Griffins $drop Robner will

suit their predatory motives well as gov