Could A GOP Governor Lose On Tuesday? What To Watch For In Illinois' Primaries

[DonViejo]

By Cameron Joseph | March 20, 2018 6:00 am

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) has known for months that he’d be in for a tough race in 2018. He just didn’t expect it to happen in the primary.

Rauner has suddenly found himself in a dogfight with hardline conservative Illinois state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R), who has risen from gadfly status to become a potentially serious threat to his reelection by attacking his moderate social positions in the GOP primary. The race has emerged as a late-breaking test for Rauner, topping the list of key primary races in the state (more on the rest below).

After months of concentrating his fire on his likely Democratic opponents, the deep-pocketed governor has suddenly shifted all of his TV spending to push himself through the primary. And he rushed to veto a gun control bill last week, a move that surprised many given his years-long efforts to not antagonize moderate suburban voters on social issues — and given polling that shows him trailing by double digits any of the Democrats who might win their party’s nomination on Tuesday.

All of those moves suggest a suddenly nervous candidate. And while strategists in both parties think he’ll likely hang on to win on Tuesday, some aren’t completely foreclosing the possibility that Ives could pull off a shocker.

“It appears this election is going to be a lot closer than anyone thought it would be — especially the governor,” former Rauner adviser Lance Trover told TPM on Monday.

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[Freethinker65]

1. The only way he loses is if sane Republicans pull a Democratic Primary ballot

And plenty will, especially in districts like Dan Lipinski's.

[lunasun]

2. I hope the crazy hater Ives goes away after today . I think Dems will win in Nov but I

don't know the buzz in southern Illinois .
Based on polls, somewhere she is popular.

[kacekwl]

3. After seeing her 1st round of

disgusting campaign ads I knew all I needed to know. What a horrible person . I believe she insulted almost every group of people at one time except white conservatives.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. The Interesting Part Of This Is. . .

. . .that there are attack ads against her for being too willing to work with democrats. So, this one has the same conservative silliness directed at both of the major primary candidates. They don't know who they like or dislike.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

5. It ain't gonna happen. We'll just have to defeat that out of touch prick in

November. Possibly with another out of touch prick. But still a way mire acceptable one.

[beachbum bob]

6. rauner has been a terrible and dispicable govenor, hope Ives beats him and then she

gets squashed in November.....lesson learn that anti-worker business/hedge fund guy will remain anti-worker. No more giving an opportunity to those like rauner any more.

[mopinko]

7. ives is kicking the sign wars here in the chi suburbs.

was out putting up signs w my sister last night at polling places.
whoever designed ruiners should have to pay back whatever they made on that job. almost invisible purplish things.
ives has bright yellow and black and they are nearly everywhere. outnumber his 5-1.
course, this is her home turf, but also the sweet spot of goopers.