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lunasun

(21,646 posts)
Sat Oct 27, 2018, 04:16 PM Oct 2018

Rauner and Trump will rally together in Southern Illinois today

https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-rauner-illinois-rally-make-america-great-again-appearance/


For Rauner — still reeling from a contentious primary that saw him win by just four points — a meeting with Trump could help curry favor with conservatives as he tries to unify a GOP base that has lashed out against him for his action on abortion and immigration issues.

Trump is visiting Illinois in support of Republican Rep. Mike Bost, who is in a tight race against Democrat Brendan Kelly for the 12th Congressional District seat. Voters in the once reliably Democratic district supported Trump in 2016.

Democratic gubernatorial challenger J.B. Pritzker’s campaign slammed Rauner for attending Saturday’s rally.

“In the height of political desperation, Bruce Rauner will join Donald Trump in Southern Illinois just 10 days before Election Day,” Pritzker campaign spokesman Jason Rubin said. “It’s nothing more than a Hail Mary in the last second of the game that Rauner is losing — badly.”
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greatauntoftriplets

(176,856 posts)
1. I'm so happy to be at the opposite end of the state from Murphysboro.
Sat Oct 27, 2018, 04:27 PM
Oct 2018

Saw this in today's Tribune:


The governor's officeial government schedule said cagily that the “First Family hosts Trick-or-Treaters at the Governor’s Mansion” in Springfield at 4 p.m. The Trump event is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. in Murphysboro, which is 161.5 miles south of Springfield.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-southern-illinois-trump-rally-20181026-story.html

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
2. I just checked online feed at channel 7 . I never watch these rallies but I want to see what he is
Sat Oct 27, 2018, 04:45 PM
Oct 2018

going to say about Illinois and Chicago . Trump has not started yet so ruiner will make it and people look just like I expect red caps all wrapped in flag stuff
I hope this is really uncomfortable for Ruiner

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
4. I am doing some end of work week billing and have it on in the background , these boobs have been
Sat Oct 27, 2018, 05:23 PM
Oct 2018

waiting and standing staring at an empty stage for an hour . He plays a lot of rock music to his crowd some is a why like queen with Freddie Mercury a Parsi immigrant or Elton John ? Also about 5 Stones songs I thought I read they asked him to stop guess trump ignored it

greatauntoftriplets

(176,856 posts)
5. I'm not watching, too close to dinnertime.
Sat Oct 27, 2018, 05:26 PM
Oct 2018

Sounds like the Stones should get a cease-and-desist order. I wouldn't have expected him to honor their request.

murielm99

(31,438 posts)
6. Of course 45 has to go to the reddest ass-end
Sat Oct 27, 2018, 06:26 PM
Oct 2018

of my great state to get any traction.

I hope that Bost idiot loses, too.

How dare they rally today? So tasteless!

ProfessorGAC

(69,898 posts)
8. Surprised McCann Wasn't There
Thu Nov 1, 2018, 09:26 AM
Nov 2018

That guy is nuts. His company got dissolved because of failure to file legally required reports from an corporation, and he is in arrears to almost $200k

Then he got in trouble with the election laws because he was stealing money from his own campaign.

And, he never actually graduated from college.

Seems just the type the orange buffoon would prop up.

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