Rauner Says He Sought Others To Run For Governor In His Place, Blames Trump For Loss

[TexasTowelie]

CHICAGO — Gov. Bruce Rauner said he sought out other candidates to run in his place after a narrow primary election victory.

And as Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker sat with President Donald Trump Thursday, Rauner placed part of the blame for his nearly 16-point election loss last month on the Republican president.

Rauner made the big reveal in an exclusive interview with ABC 7 Chicago, where he said he talked to four people about taking his place after beating Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives by only 2.8 percent.

“I said, ‘I’ll step aside, I’ll give you huge financial resources, you run for governor. I’ll support your … you have as good or better chance to get elected than me’,” Rauner said. “All four of them said ‘no, too tough, too unlikely, too difficult’.”

Read more: http://rockrivertimes.com/2018/12/14/rauner-says-he-sought-others-to-run-for-governor-in-his-place-blames-trump-for-loss/

[guillaumeb]

1. Rauner shares one thing with Trump.

A total inability to admit that he might be less than perfect.

I had one occasion to question the great man when he was running for Governor.

He was at an event in my town, and after he explained his plan to cut income and sales taxes, and freeze property taxes, all would be well in the state.

I asked him how he could cut the 3 main revenue sources and balance the budget and he replied that my question was very complicated.

I responded by saying that, given that he was running for Governor, he should have already decided on a plan. He gave me a blank look and moved to the next question.

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

2. Rauner has TwitterRump disease.

Many symptoms from this disease, but the most obvious one is the inability to accept ANY blame for his many faults.

[kysrsoze]

3. No, Brucie. You lost because the majority of Illinoisans hate you. Bye, now :D

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

4. Rauner could not run on his record for one simple reason: He didn't have a record to run on.

He spent essentially his entire time in office in a pissing match with Mike Madigan. He was too pig-headed to cut his losses, and "compromise" clearly was a concept foreign to him.

[ProfessorGAC]

5. Geez, That Article Was More About Crazy Ives

She's clearly nuts, and 40% of the article was her gibberish