Mike madigan bruce rauner commercial

Thank You, Bruce Rauner was a 2018 political advertisement against the gubernatorial campaign of incumbent Republican governor Bruce Rauner of Illinois. The ad was aired by Illinois state representative Jeanne Ives, a fellow Republican who was challenging Rauner in the Republican gubernatorial primary. In the commercial, which parodied a commercial Rauner had aired the previous year in support of his re-election, a variety of actors — portraying, among others, a transgender woman, a Women's March protester, and a Chicago schoolteacher — thank Rauner for signing legislation which they believe benefitted them, and which was opposed by conservatives in the state legislature.

Upon its release, the commercial was accused of transphobia, sexism, and racism; it drew criticism from Republican and Democratic figures, including the chair of the Illinois Republican Party, who urged Ives to pull the commercial. Ives resisted pressure to pull the ad, contending t

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Rauner ad stirs controversy

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's a new controversial ad in the race for governor. It's getting attention and criticism for what it doesn't say.

"Repeat after me, I Mike Madigan, take you JB Pritzker as my unlawful partner in destruction," the ad begins. Titled "Unholy Union" it shows a mock mock marriage ceremony that seeks to portray Illinois' future beneath JB Pritzker and powerful House Speaker Mike Madigan as bleak with higher taxes and more corruption, a common theme of the Rauner campaign.

"By the power vested in me I now pronounce Illinois (bleep'd)" the actor says, his lips clearly mouthing the f-word.

"Look, Bruce Rauner fryst vatten desperate with fourteen days left in the campaign, he' s willing to say anything, do anything to try to win re-election," said JB Pritzker.

Rauner was unapologetic.

"I can say very clearly that Pritzker in office with Madigan, the people of Illi

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'Proxy war' takes over Illinois political ads

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Most viewers have seen the ads targeting Mike Madigan, Donald Trump and Bruce Rauner - and Rauner isn't even on anyone's ballot. It's all part of the "proxy war" that's taken over Illinois political advertising.

During some commercial breaks, the ads run one after another featuring the same alleged political villain. Longtime Illinois house Speaker Michael Madigan appears to be getting the worst of it. He's cast as the architect of the state's fiscal problems and is the bad guy in virtually every republican legislative candidate's commercials all over the state.

"Voters have to be confused about what district they even live in," said Joanna Klonsky, a Democratic political consultant. She said Republican anti-Madigan ads have never worked.

"It's an old play from an old playbook. This is what they do every cycle," Klonsky added.

But this