I watched the whole thing as it happened. Was that before or after she said “He’s picking on Mike Madigan again?” That’s what sealed my vote. Ives is bought and paid for by the state worker labor unions. It’s clear as day to anyone who even pays a little bit of attention. She ALWAYS votes with labor, Allan. That’s what sewed my vote against her up.
Well then I hope you enjoy having Pritzker for Gov.
If you’re making a Rauner commercial, you can cast the quote “He’s picking on Mike Madigan again” as Ives support for Madigan (which is frankly silly). If you actually listen to the debate (or even her intonation in the commercials), it’s clear what she’s saying is that Rauner is using Madigan as his excuse for his - Rauner’s - own failings.
And Rauner has enough money to play that line over and over again so residents of a state detached from reality enough to vote for idiots like Blagojevich and Durbin will eventually come to believe that somebody like Ives would support somebody like Madigan. I guess some folks can be persuaded of that level on silliness, but I suspect most who espouse that position are just happy to play Rauner’s game.
It is amusing to see how practically unlimited buckets of money can be used to make even the most ridiculous of charges almost credible. And if this race does degenerate to Rauner/Pritzker, the amount of North Shore money going into high-priced deceit will be almost amusing to watch.