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blue-wave

(4,488 posts) Fri Dec 1, 2017, 03:50 AM Dec 2017

Bible of American conservatism dubs Rauner nations worst GOP gov

Gov. Bruce Rauner made the cover of the conservative National Review — in a scathing critique, dubbing him “the worst Republican governor in America.”

The governor already has been called a vulnerable Republican by Democratic groups seeking to oust him next year.

And some conservative Republicans have become disenchanted over his signing of a bill expanding taxpayer funding of abortion.

But the cover story — complete with unflattering caricature — in the December of National Review, often called the “Bible of American conservatism,” is perhaps the highest level criticism yet of the first-term governor.

Full Article: https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/bible-of-american-conservatism-dubs-rauner-nations-worst-gop-gov/

If you're republican, you know it's really, really bad when the National Review names you the worst.

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We will get rid of him. murielm99 Dec 2017 #1

Not as savvy as he thinks he is... raising2moredems Dec 2017 #2

murielm99

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1. We will get rid of him.

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Fri Dec 1, 2017, 06:26 AM

Dec 2017

I hope we can put him in jail, too, like most of our governors.

raising2moredems

(706 posts)

2. Not as savvy as he thinks he is...

Reply to murielm99 (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 3, 2017, 10:27 PM

Dec 2017

He avoided social issues like the plague hoping the "r's" would hold their nose and vote for him. IL has too many areas where voters would vote for Hitler if there was an "-r" behind his name on the ballot. In my previous voting precinct, a person ran for a county seat as a Dem and lost. Two years later, he ran on the same platform but with an "-r" behind his name. He won the seat.

Rauner, walking poster child for why money has to removed from politics, was not a Thompson or Edgar gov candidate. I too think he will not be re-elected. We can thank the "r's" in DC for the help (aka the "tax reform" package). Upside is we have a Dem candidate (a viable candidate) for my congressional district.

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