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Rauner looked for his replacement

Many voters were waiting for an October surprise from Governor Bruce Rauner in his re-election campaign, but it turns out he was working on the ultimate surprise in his race against J.B. Pritzker. After seeing months of tough poll numbers, he confirmed in a visit with Chicago's WLS-TV that he was looking for a candidate to replace him in what became the most expensive race for Governor in U.S. history....

 

 

Chicago Tribune sources say Rauner contacted Todd Ricketts, who is a member of the family that owns the Chicago Cubs. He serves as finance chairman for the Republican national Committee. Then Attorney General candidate Erika Harold was reportedly approached in August and former State Senator Karen McConnaughay of St. Charles was approached during the primary season. Pritzker defeated Rauner by nearly 16 percentage points after signing legislation expanding abortion, immigrant and transgender rights. Rauner said when President Donald Trump won the White House in 2016, but lost Illinois by 17 percentage points, that “changed the dynamic from good chance of re-election to very, very difficult chance for re-election.” Rauner believes a Hillary Clinton win would have boosted his re-election chances dramatically. 

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