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We had a number of Illinois FReepers openly promoting Rauner during the 2014 primary, despite the fact that EVERYONE knew his wife was a lifelong marxist RAT who was a huge supporter of Planned Parenthood and Bruce Rauner was Rahm Emanuel's BFF (not to mention vacation buddy) and HE had personally given millions to vile RAT politicians like Luis Guiterrez.

They just turned a deaf ear to those unpleasant facts and gushed about how "he's the ONLY one talking REAL reforms" and "we need a businessman and outsider like Rauner who's gonna shake up the system and clean up Springfield." and how the other three candidates were "status quo career politicians" (nevermind that they were actual Republicans with proven pro-life records)

I remember bashing Rauner during the primary and saying he was a liberal combiner and couldn't be trusted. His fans here rushed to his defense and sneered "Wow, you’re sooo judgemental! Accusing him of being a liberal! He’s trying to HELP our state! Have you actually MET Bruce Rauner?” (Yes, I had met him twice during the 2014 primary, and he came across as slimy both times. Something very fake about that guy)

To his credit, I remember Impy calling out the "Tea Party conservatives" pimping Rauner and pointing out they were heaping praise on a guy with a past track record WORSE than Topinka.

So, we ended up with a "Republican" nominee who was, quite literally, in bed with the Democrats, and now conservatives seem shocked he stabbed us in the back. Reminds me of the Ahhhhhhhhnuld cheerleaders in California shocked that Ahhhhhhhnuld did the Democrats bidding.

I have zero sympathy for the conservatives who were warned about Rauner and laughed it off. Elections have consequences.