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Stellar

(5,644 posts)
Sun Jan 29, 2017, 02:45 PM Jan 2017

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner Attends Koch Brothers Donor Summit in California

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-trump-executive-order-412090203.html

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has yet to weigh in on President Donald Trump's executive order that halts refugee resettlement and imposes a travel ban on immigrants from seven Muslim-majority nations.
As demonstrators protested the order at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport and across the country this weekend, NBC 5 confirmed that Rauner has been in Palm Springs, California, for a three-day donor summit with Koch Industries.

The first-term Republican sees the event as a policy summit, a spokesperson said, calling it a chance to discuss criminal justice reform and the advancements they believe they've made in Illinois.

However, the seminar is also considered a chance for 2018 Republican candidates to meet potential donors. Led by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, the Koch network plans to spend up to $400 million on policy and political campaigns during the midterm cycle, according to several reports including from the Washington Post.
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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner Attends Koch Brothers Donor Summit in California (Original Post) Stellar Jan 2017 OP
Spent too much of his own money Cadfael Feb 2017 #1

Cadfael

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1. Spent too much of his own money
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 10:33 PM
Feb 2017

Buying his office the first time around. Looking for other deep pockets to help buy his next term.

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