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Illinois

Snarkoleptic

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2. Ack!!!

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Wed Nov 5, 2014, 12:28 AM

Nov 2014

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Rauner-Wins-Illinois-Governor-Beats-Quinn-281550811.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_CHBrand

The Winnetka native who spent $26 million of his own fortune to run for governor of Illinois, won the prize he set out to collect.

Rauner beat Pat Quinn by a margin of nearly 4 percent, based on unofficial numbers, to take over the governor’s mansion.

Rauner ran on tag line about shaking up Springfield, and focused his energy on talking a good budget game -- but never got too specific about his plans.

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Watching MSNBC NBC has called Illinois Gov. race for Rauner (R) [View all] Snarkoleptic Nov 2014 OP

It has a lot to do with a lot of things. He has tons and tons and tons of money. mucifer Nov 2014 #1

Ack!!! Snarkoleptic Nov 2014 #2

Time for Rauner to mothball the Carhartt jacket and Timex watch Freethinker65 Nov 2014 #3

The silver lining is he'll be almost entirely irrelevant as Gov. Snarkoleptic Nov 2014 #4

Yep. murielm99 Nov 2014 #5

Madigan has to be rubbing his hands together in glee. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2014 #6

Fall of Chicago Tresca Nov 2014 #7

But didn't WI and MI also have repub legislatures helping with the destruction? Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2014 #10

"I wanted Quinn out. I don't like Rauner and expect him to be indicted" raising2moredems Nov 2014 #8

Same reason a lot of people voted for Blago. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2014 #11

Quinn got 72 percent of the vote in my town. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2014 #9