I guess Rauner is still out there!

Bruce Rauner

I don't think Illinois has heard much from the previous Governor a man by the name of Bruce Rauner. In 2018 he lost his bid for re-election to our current Governor J.B. Pritzker. If you read these two posts from this year regarding any interviews Rauner has given he has a different idea of his accomplishments as Governor.

Problem is that in my view and the views of many others has been of being very ineffective. Gov. Pritzker I may not agree with his many policies especially his pandemic policies but he's been a far more effective Governor as of late. Especially as far as bad luck with a couple of governors. His one defeat has been as far as trying to change the income tax structure of this state.

During last year's Presidential Race a referendum was on the ballot that would change the state's constitution to allow for a graduated income tax. The state's income tax is currently a flat tax and if it wasn't the pandemic economy I do think this amendment probably would've passed. It didn't and this was one major defeat for the Governor and so far I doubt that any candidate in the growing Republican field can defeat the Democrat Pritzker.

BTW, a new candidate a venture capitalist who's firm reputedly is based in San Francisco has joined the race. And he has to answer charges of being from San Francisco although he's from downstate Illinois.

Regardless I wanted to share one interview former Gov. Rauner had with Dartmouth Alumni Magazine discussing how he would run for office again. This other one that came out recently I haven't had the chance to listen to it however he blames then President Trump for his loss to Pritzker in '18 and paints himself as a guy who wanted to make things better. 

After his electoral defeat Rauner has since moved to Florida and even has donated money to the campaign of future Republican superstar Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. It was even reported that Rauner has allowed his voter registration in Illinois to lapse. And still says people have asked him to run for various offices in a variety of locations.

Well good luck to our former Governor. In his case, just as many of us had to learn how to do our jobs it's probably time he learns about politics.