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Illinois

ChairmanAgnostic

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1. that is YUGE news.

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Original post)

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 01:46 PM

Oct 2015

Edgar is the one reason that so many moderates voted for Rauner, and who at that time thought that we who strongly argued against him were the crazies. Our warnings came out to be true.

Telling them I told you so does nothing except rub salt in the wound. Instead, we need to reach out to the moderates and convince Springpatch that everyone has to stand up to this dangerous loon.

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Ex-Illinois Gov. Edgar (R), who backed Rauner, now slams him [View all] Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2015 OP

that is YUGE news. ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2015 #1

Rauner has attacked Edgar. guillaumeb Oct 2015 #2

Too little too late. The damage is done. mucifer Oct 2015 #3

I guess they're testing the waters now... Cadfael Nov 2015 #4

I was surprised to see Rauner's dropped 'right to work' from his budget negotiation demand list. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2015 #5

This guy scares me... Cadfael Nov 2015 #6

I crossed over to 'R' in the primary, too. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2015 #7