This is bad news. As to Rauchenberger's running mate, I don't know anything about him.
Gidwitz is a banker for the RINO establishment. To say I'm floored that Rausch would delegate himself to being this guy's running mate... The only thing I can think of that makes any sense... Rausch must have skeletons in his closet.
I doubt he was going to be able to win the primary anyway with a statewide elected moderate in the race and a wealthy conservative as well.
Anyhow, I don't know enough about Illinois politics to really speak intellegently about it, but it sure would help for SOMEONE to take down Blagoavich. The state seems to have no real GOP leadership either. Hastert is too busy with national stuff, and everybody else sucks.
Oh well, here's to hoping.