Illinois gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner (R) - Touts Frugality But Owns 9 Homes

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Candidate Touts Frugality But Owns 9 Homes

Illinois gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner (R) has a new TV ad "showing off his modest watch, a symbol of his down-to-earth frugality," the Chicago Tribune reports.

Says his official bio: "Bruce has never let his success change him. He still drives a 20-year-old camper van, wears an $18 watch, and stays in the cheapest hotel room he can find when he's on the road."

But he doesn't mention his real estate portfolio which includes nine homes in Illinois, Florida, Montana, Wyoming, Utah and "a penthouse in a landmark co-op building along New York's Central Park, which property records show Rauner bought in 2005 for $10 million."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/11/26/candidate_touts_frugality_but_owns_9_homes.html

[Generic Brad]

1. Well, ten could be considered excessive

It must be a psychological thing once a homeowner gets to double digits.

[Tigress DEM]

2. What the rich consider frugal.

Howard Hughes saving his fingernail clippings. Boy there's a dent in the economy.