IL-Gov: Rutherford in scandal mode, accuses Rauner

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This is turning into a circus. ILGOP is throwing this away.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-01-31/news/chi-rutherford-investigating-employee-allegation-blames-rauner-20140131_1_dan-rutherford-bruce-rauner-state-treasurer

Just like they did in 2010.

Okay I've heard elsewhere its Rutherford. Was he before this scandal? Sorry for the questions.

In my opinion, it is Rutherford. Dillard is a moderate-leaner but not as independent as Rutherford is.

Okay I'm not familiar with Illinois state politics, but who's the most electable nominee for the GOP?

By most pundit's analysis Dillard, who lost to Brady by 193 votes in the primary, would have beaten Quinn in 2010. He has been hurt by Rauner tapping the same Chicago business money sources that would otherwise have gone his way. That leaves Dillard with little money to compete in the primary, though its likely he would have access to the needed funds in a general election.

I remember polls showing Dillard trailing Quinn in general election matchups, so I kind of doubt that.  Anyway, I hope these charges aren't true and Rutherford recovers.

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http://www.chicagonow.com/kelly-truth-squad/2014/02/bruce-rauner-may-be-behind-attacks-on-rutherford-gop-candidates/

Looks like Rauner may be behind this, so I hope the truth gets out!

Speaker Madigan already got in front of GOP by cutting corporate tax  and spike in min wage, reformist ideas. That alone along with legislative races federal and state will allow Quinn to get by, especially Rauner.

Quinn's numbers are awful.  He's trailing every potential challenger.  Very rarely does an incumbent ever recover from that.

It happened in 2010.

Uh, no, it didn't.  I remember seeing polls that showed Jim Ryan as the only Republican beating Quinn.  Bill Brady was a lousy candidate who cost Republicans a race that they should, by all accounts, have won.  Not to mention that Quinn is even less popular now than he was in 2010.

In other words, Quinn is staying in the Executive Mansion until 2018-ugh.

Nobody likes Quinn, who has crappy approval ratings

I would be inclined to agree, but there's enough time that things could change.

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Rutherford is pulling all of his ads off the air, effective immediately.


He says he isn't dropping out though.

I haven't seen any more articles that said this.  I hope he can turn it around.