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  • Il GOP Candidate Rauner ditches GOP dinner, fears link to pastor's conservative views

    04/27/2014 4:55:25 PM PDT · by chicagolady · 15 replies
    Illinois Review ^ | April 24 2014 | Illinois Review
    MOLINE - Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner has pulled out of Thursday's Rock Island County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner citing fear of being linked to what his campaign calls "inflammatory" views of a local, African-American pastor. Rev. Don Johnson was initially scheduled to speak at the event but was dis-invited by Rock Island County GOP Chairman Bill Bloom in an effort to assuage Rauner's concerns. However, the change failed to appease the campaign, which announced that Rauner would no longer keynote the event. Defending the decision, Rauner's office released a statement saying, "Bruce (Rauner) condemns the inflammatory remarks written...